Study for The Battle of Waterloo
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- zwart krijt
- Dimensions
- height 297 mm x width 480 mm
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
12 tags
Subject Matter
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War and Military Both · 99%
The title identifies the subject as the Battle of Waterloo, and the image depicts mounted soldiers, infantry, military formations, and horses in combat.
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Conflict Both · 98%
The catalog title names a battle, while the image shows opposing or coordinated military forces, charging cavalry, fallen or low-lying figures, and organized infantry.
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Movement Visual · 95%
Rearing and advancing horses, raised arms, bent limbs, overlapping bodies, and diagonal groupings create a pronounced sense of action.
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Human Figure Visual · 98%
Numerous human figures are distributed throughout the composition, including mounted soldiers, standing figures, infantry, and low-lying figures.
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Narrative Both · 90%
The catalog identifies the work as a study for a named historical battle, and the arrangement of cavalry, low-lying figures, and infantry forms a sequentially legible scene.
Visual Qualities
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Dense Composition Visual · 90%
Many figures, horses, and overlapping action groups fill the central and right portions of the broad sheet, producing a concentrated, crowded composition.
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Linear Forms Visual · 93%
The composition is constructed through contour lines, repeated hatching, and directional strokes rather than colored masses.
Medium and Techniques
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Drawing Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a drawing, and the image visibly consists of monochrome chalk linework on a sheet.
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Work on Paper Both · 99%
The work is a drawn composition on a paper support; the image clearly shows a sheet bearing the artwork, while the catalog identifies the medium as black chalk.
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Hatching Visual · 88%
Repeated short strokes and cross-directional marks visibly model clothing, horses, figures, and areas of ground.
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Study Both · 96%
The catalog title explicitly identifies the object as a study, and the image contains exploratory, variably reinforced lines characteristic of a preparatory sheet.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work to approximately 1824, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Source & rights
Jan Willem Pieneman. Study for The Battle of Waterloo. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.