# The Battle of Waterloo

- By: Jan Willem Pieneman (Abcoude, 1779–1853)
- Date: 1824
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 567 cm x width 823 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-1115--9fc8b4d132695d9b276b9c92522386f3)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/cf07858583778229cd15094fd475c267.jpg
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Here the Duke of Wellington is receiving the message that Prussian forces are coming to his aid. Wellington, commander of the Anglo-Dutch troops, is the central figure in this group portrait of the major players at Waterloo. Lying wounded on a stretcher in the left foreground is the Dutch Crown Prince, later King William II. Originally intended for Wellington, the painting remained in the Netherlands thanks to William I who bought the picture for his son.