Study for The Battle of Waterloo

Jan Willem Pieneman, c. 1824

Around the empty spaces for the arm and head of Fremantle, Wellington’s aide-de-camp, Pieneman drew a group of infantrymen firing their muskets at the enemy. Extra ammunition was carried onto the battlefield in chests. Such details are more visible in Pieneman’s drawings than in his painting. However, oil proved a better medium for representing musket shots and the associated smoke.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1964-99
  • Dimensionsheight 300 mm x width 483 mm
  • Physical characteristicszwart krijt

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Study for The Battle of Waterloo

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1964-99

  • Description

    Rondom de lege vlakken voor de arm en het hoofd van Fremantle, adjudant van Wellington, tekende Pieneman een groep infanteristen die met hun musketten op de vijand vuren. Een kanonnier van de Britse horse artillery haalt munitie uit een zogenaamde munitiecaisson.


Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Jan Willem Pieneman

  • Dating

    c. 1824

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    zwart krijt

  • Dimensions

    height 300 mm x width 483 mm


This work is about

  • Subject

  • Period

    1815-06-18


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.A. van Dongen, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    gift 1964

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