Picture No | 11963810 |
Date | 1815 |
Description | Napoleon's cottage of reconnaissance at Waterloo |
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Napoleon's cottage of reconnaissance at the Battle of Waterloo: the upper storey must have been an excellent observatory, for it commanded a fine view of the surrounding countryside. One of a number of sketches made by Robert Hills about a month after the battle on June 18 1815.
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Source | Painting by Robert Hills reproduced in The Illustrated London News, Christmas number 1945 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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