‘Interior of the chapel of Waterloo’, 1817. (aquatint)

‘Interior of the chapel of Waterloo’, 1817. Aquatint by James Rouse, published by H Colburn, Conduit Street, London 1816. Rouse’s Waterloo prints were produced in conjunction with William Mudford’s ‘An Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands (London, 1817). It is highly likely that these views of the Waterloo battlefield were drawn on the spot. The church shown is the Church of St Joseph of Waterloo in the town of Waterloo. A hussar shows two ladies memorial plaques inside the chapel that commemorate officers killed in the Waterloo campaign. On the left is the plaque to the officers of the 15th King's Regiment of Hussars, and on the right is the plaque to the officers of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards.