cuirassier:The Battle of Waterloo, Jan Willem Pieneman, 1824Here the Duke of Wellington is receiving
cuirassier:The Battle of Waterloo, Jan Willem Pieneman, 1824Here the Duke of Wellington is receiving the message thatPrussian forces are coming to his aid. Wellington, commander of the Anglo-Dutchtroops, is the central figure in this group portrait of the major players atWaterloo. Lying wounded on a stretcher in the left foreground is the DutchCrown Prince, later King William II. Originally intended for Wellington, thepainting remained in the Netherlands thanks to William I who bought the picturefor his son. -- source link