Museum ID: WNDRB : 2000.2.2
Picked up on the battlefied of Waterloo, three weeks after the battle on the 18th June 1815. the site became a tourist destination the day after the battle. In 1820, King William I of the Netherlands ordered the construction of a monument, a large mound called The Lion's Hillock. George IV of England visited the battlefield and was shown around the site by the Duke of Wellington.Measurements: 73 x 73
Materials: fabric
Categorised under: Military and Armed Forces