The Battle of Waterloo, Jan Willem Pieneman, 1824 oil on canvas, h 567cm × w 823cm.
Here, the Duke of Wellington receives word that Prussian troops are coming to the rescue. Wellington, commander of the Anglo-Dutch troops, takes centre stage in this group portrait of the protagonists. In the front left, the Dutch crown prince, later William II, lies wounded on a stretcher. The painting was originally intended for Wellington. But when William I saw it, he bought it for his son. Thus, the painting was preserved for the Netherlands.
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