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After S Wharton (active 1816)
Distant View of La Belle Alliance from the Spot where Buonaparte rallied the Imperial Guard 1816
Etching and aquatint with hand colouring | RCIN 750740.d
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A print showing the field of Waterloo, looking towards La Belle Alliance, from the spot where Napoleon rallied the Imperial Guard. The elite Imperial Guard answered directly to Napoleon, and were undefeated in battle. At around 7.30pm, Napoleon ordered them to advance. The repulse of the Guard by the British was a decisive moment of the battle, sending panic through the French lines, which began to retreat.
One of a set of twelve prints of the battlefield produced by R Reeve after drawings by Samuel Wharton.Provenance
Probably acquired by George IV when Prince Regent
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Etching and aquatint with hand colouring
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Featured in
ExhibitionWaterloo at Windsor: 1815-2015: Windsor Castle
Throughout 2015, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, this exhibition will combine a themed trail through the State Apartments with a display of prints, drawings and archival material that explores the battle and its aftermath.
