PETER EDUARD STRÖHLING (1768-1826) - Lot 163

PETER EDUARD STRÖHLING (1768-1826) Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington at the Haie-Sainte farm The scene is depicted in front of the Haie-Sainte farmhouse, the central lock in Wellington's defensive system. Wellington's defensive system. English officers come to congratulate the Duke of Wellington on the victorious counter-attack by Allied after the failure of the last French attempt led by the imperial guard to sweep through the allied lines. Allied lines Oil on canvas, inscribed on the back "painted by Ströhling". H: 65 X W: 105 cm Exhibition: On loan to the Wellington Museum, Waterloo, 1997 Provenance: European aristocratic collection We would like to thank Mr. Quentin Debbaudt, curator of the Wellington Museum for his assistance