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Author
Thomas Jones Barker  (1815–1882)  wikidata:Q1550144
 
Thomas Jones Barker
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 1815 Edit this at Wikidata 27 March 1882 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Bath Edit this at Wikidata Haverstock Hill (London)
Work location
Paris, Haverstock Hill
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q1550144
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Thomas Jones Barker, The Battle of Waterloo, private collection. Oil on canvas, 102 x 135cm (40 3/16 x 53 1/8in). Auctioned at Bonham's in London, 1 April 2015, sold for £50,000 (US$ 67,484) including premium. From the catalogue: "Right in the centre of Barker's composition Wellington is instantly identifiable giving his famous order with an authoritative wave of his cockade whilst Maitland, pictured to the Duke's right, is echoing the order with an upward slash of his sword. It's a dramatic scene that captures the swirling maelstrom of battle whilst at the same depicting with utter clarity the moment when the decisive command was issued, the artist offering the viewer an opportunity to witness this significant moment first hand. Waterloo is a battle remembered in popular consciousness for a number of significant moments, the charge of the Union Brigade, the defence of Hougoumont and the repeated attacks of the French cavalry all of which have been celebrated in famous paintings of national importance. Barker's monumental work can be adjudged to be in the same class and is certainly the most significant artistic depiction of one of Waterloo's most significant moments."
Date before 1882
date QS:P571,+1882-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1882-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22277/lot/140/

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