Daniel Maclise RA, Cartoon for ‘The Meeting of Wellington and Blücher After the Battle of Waterloo’ (detail)

Talk

The Waterloo Cartoon

Curator’s Collection Talk

Tuesday 1 December 2015 3 - 3.30pm

Meet in the exhibition, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts

Free with an exhibition ticket, no booking required.

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Daniel Maclise: The Waterloo Cartoon

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Curator Annette Wickham introduces this epic cartoon by Daniel Maclise RA, which depicts the meeting of Duke of Wellington and his Prussian ally Field Marshall Blücher after the Battle of Waterloo.

Dating from 1858–59, this incredibly detailed cartoon is over 13 metres wide and is a preparatory drawing for the wall painting of the same subject, which resides in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords.

This talk is also taking place on 6 October 2015.

Free with an exhibition ticket, no booking required.

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