"The Taste of Victory: British artists and Waterloo" Topic

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Tango01

21 Apr 2022 9:30 p.m. PST

"The Battle of Waterloo was swiftly recognised in Britain as an epoch-defining event. But British artists struggled to reconcile the significance of victory with the bloody reality of the battlefield

The British know a thing or two about military tragedy. The death of Nelson, the Charge of the Light Brigade, Dunkirk – we honour our fallen heroes, acts of reckless bravery and valiant retreats. But celebrating victories? Is that the British thing to do?…"

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