Waterloo, Wellington and Westminster

Exhibition
from 18/06/2015 to 24/09/2015
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Waterloo, Wellington and Westminster
detail of Daniel Maclise's "Waterloo" 1861 © Palace of Westminster Collection

To coïncide with the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, a special exhibition is being organised in the Royal Gallery of Palace of Westminster centered on Daniel Maclise's epic wall painting, “The Meeting of Wellington and Blücher after the Battle of Waterloo” (also our painting of the month for June 2015). 
 
Using archive material from the Parliament collection ,the exhibitions explores the roles plays by members of Parliament and peers in the Battle of Waterloo and in the comissioning of this famous commemorative painting several decades later.

The exhibition can only be seen as part of a guided or audio tour (available in several languages) that must be booked in advance More information here.
 
Royal Gallery
House of Lords,
Houses of Parliament,
Westminster,
London SW1 0AA,
UK.
 

Langue(s) : English and other

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