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Study for The Battle of Waterloo
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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As a cavalryman falls from his horse, a cannon is fired close behind him. The artillery had little effect at Waterloo. Heavy rain on the previous evening had made the ground boggy, so it was hard to move the heavy cannons whose heavy cannonballs sank into the mud, rather than bouncing up to cause damage.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStudie voor De Slag bij Waterloo. c. 1824. Jan Willem Pieneman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
