The Battle of Waterloo

Jan Willem Pieneman (1779-1853), oil on canvas, 1824

Here the Duke of Wellington is receiving the message that Prussian forces are coming to his aid. Wellington, commander of the Anglo-Dutch troops, is the central figure in this group portrait of the major players at Waterloo. Lying wounded on a stretcher in the left foreground is the Dutch Crown Prince, later King William II. Originally intended for Wellington, the painting remained in the Netherlands thanks to William I who bought the picture for his son.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-1115
Dimensionslength 565.7 cm, height 567 cm x width 823 cm, length 900.0 cm x length 842.0 cm x width 40.0 cm, length 825.7 cm x width 555.1 cm x depth 10 cm, length 650.0 cm x length 592.0 cm x width 40.0 cm, length 822.6 cm, length 566.4 cm, length 822.7 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek

Discover more

"" by Jan Willem Pieneman

Study for The Battle of Waterloo

Missing Title

more by Jan Willem Pieneman

Triumvirate Assuming Power in the Name of the Prince of Orange, 21 November 1813

Arcadian Landscape

Missing Title

Allegory of the Death of William V, Prince of Orange, 1806

Missing Title

Identification

Title(s)
The Battle of Waterloo
Object type
Object number
SK-A-1115
Inscriptions / marks
signature and date: ‘1824 J.W. Pieneman’
Description
Here the Duke of Wellington is receiving the message that Prussian forces are coming to his aid. Wellington, commander of the Anglo-Dutch troops, is the central figure in this group portrait of the major players at Waterloo. Lying wounded on a stretcher in the left foreground is the Dutch Crown Prince, later King William II. Originally intended for Wellington, the painting remained in the Netherlands thanks to William I who bought the picture for his son.
Catalogue reference
W.F. Rappard, 'De Nationale bestemming van J.W. Pienemans tweede grote historieschilderij "De Slag bij Waterloo", Jaarboek Oranje-Nassau Museum, 2001, p. 77-91.

Creation

Creation
painter: Jan Willem Pieneman
Dating
1824
Search further with

Material and technique

Physcial description
olieverf op doek
Material
Dimensions
- length 565.7 cm
- height 567 cm x width 823 cm
- length 900.0 cm x length 842.0 cm x width 40.0 cm
- length 825.7 cm x width 555.1 cm x depth 10 cm
- length 650.0 cm x length 592.0 cm x width 40.0 cm
- length 822.6 cm
- length 566.4 cm
- length 822.7 cm

This work is about

Person
Subject
Place

Acquisition and rights

Ownership
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- W.F. Rappard, 'De Nationale bestemming van J.W. Pienemans tweede grote historieschilderij "De Slag bij Waterloo", Jaarboek Oranje-Nassau Museum, 2001, p. 77-91.
- Inzoomer object op zaal, 2013 (Nederlands/English).
- A. van Lee, 'J.W. Pieneman en zijne werken', Album der Schoone Kunsten : romantiesch, kritiesch en historiesch tijdschrift voor Hollandsche en Vlaamsche letterkunde en kunst 3 (1852), p. 17-24.
- E. Bergvelt, 'Nationale, levende en 19e-eeuwse meesters : Rijksmusea en eigentijdse kunst (1800-1848), Nederlands Kunsthistorische Jaarboek 35 (1984), p. 101, afb. 27.
- Benno van Tilburg, 'Toptstukken uit het Rijksmuseum : De slag bij Waterloo', De Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant (1992) nr. 5, p. 22-23.
- F.G. de Wilde, 'Uniformkundige beschrijving van het schilderij voorstellende de veldslag bij Waterloo, 18 juni 1815, door J.W. Pieneman', 1974.
- A.A.E. Vels Heijn, 'Jan Willem Pieneman : De slag bij Waterloo (detail: hertog van Wellington en zijn staf)', Openbaar Kunstbezit (1972) nr. 3, p. 21a-b.