Talk
The Waterloo Cartoon
Curator’s Collection Talk
Tuesday 6 October 2015 3 - 3.30pm
Meet in the exhibition, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
Free with an exhibition ticket, no booking required.
Friends of the RA book first
Daniel Maclise: The Waterloo Cartoon
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 1 December 2015.