Waterloo

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The Battle of Waterloo Jan Willem Pieneman (1779-1853), oil on canvas, 1824

This painting vividly captures the 1815 victory over Napoleon at Waterloo, a village near Brussels. The French emperor was finally defeated thanks in part to help from the Prussian army. This is the largest painting in the Rijksmuseum.
The Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo

Waterloo

Report from the battlefield

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