Battle of Waterloo
4 of 103 portraits by William Heath
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Battle of Waterloo
by John Romney, after William Heath
line engraving, published 1816
4 5/8 in. x 9 1/8 in. (117 mm x 232 mm) plate size; 6 3/8 in. x 10 7/8 in. (162 mm x 276 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D9366
Artistsback to top
- William Heath (1795-1840), Printmaker and caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 103 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- John Romney (1786-1863), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
Events of 1816back to top
Current affairs
Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.
Art and science
Jane Austen publishes Emma.Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.
International
British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.
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