"Waterloo at Windsor: 1815-2015" Topic
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WeeWars | 30 Jan 2015 12:51 p.m. PST |
Anyone lucky enough to visit the temporary Waterloo exhibition at Windsor Castle this year, please let us know your thoughts. link |
dwight shrute | 31 Jan 2015 3:55 a.m. PST |
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Trajanus | 31 Jan 2015 7:35 a.m. PST |
I'm torn. It would be nice in some ways but having browsed the web site I'm wondering if there's anything in the actual exhibits that gives that me "Wow! I'd really love to see that with my own eyes!" moment. I tend to go for the "Wow Factor" or something I can learn from where exhibitions are concerned, not too sure it has either of those. Then again they didn't put it on just for me! :o) |
deadhead | 31 Jan 2015 7:48 a.m. PST |
It does seem to be much more about prints, portraits and porcelain than artefacts from the battle itself. One cannot imagine museums too anxious to part with their Waterloo exhibits this year. What has happened to all the NAM stuff during closure? They have a great collection of "trivia" such as Stiles' eagle! |
WeeWars | 01 Feb 2015 5:37 p.m. PST |
The Prince Regent's collection of watercolours of the battlefield should make it worth the visit. The letter sent to the Prince Regent, signed by Napoleon, as well. Cloak of Napoleon from his carriage. Waterloo chair made from the Waterloo elm. Napoleon's desk. |
Allan F Mountford | 03 Feb 2015 5:55 a.m. PST |
It does display the July 1815 panorama appearing to settle the issue of whether La Haye Sainte was whitewashed or not. Allan |
Ligniere | 03 Feb 2015 8:19 a.m. PST |
Allan, Are you referring to the image, on the top of the fourth page, 'The field of Battle, Waterloo, as it appeared July 24, 1815' If so, it's definitely red brick in that image – for those interested, LHS is on the far right of the drawing. |
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