Chelsea Pensioners hearing the news of the battle of Waterloo, outside the Duke of York public house. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1831, after D. Wilkie, 1822.

  • Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841.
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1831
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24753i
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Chelsea Pensioners hearing the news of the battle of Waterloo, outside the Duke of York public house. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1831, after D. Wilkie, 1822. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The print is dedicated to the Duke of Wellington, and his grant of arms is engraved in the centre of the lettering

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London : G. Virtue & Co.

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1 print : engraving ; image 44 x 71.7 cm

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Chelsea Pensioners reading the gazette of the Battle of Waterloo. ; Painted by David Wilkie, R.A. Principal painter in Ordinary to His Majesty. ; Engraved by John Burnet.

References note

E. Longford, Illustrations of Chelsea, London, 1980, numbers 546/547 record versions of prints after this painting

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Wellcome Collection 24753i

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