William Salter (British, 1804-1875) The Waterloo Banquet at Apsley House June 18 1836, 1853,...
William Salter (British, 1804-1875) The Waterloo Banquet at Apsley House June 18 1836, 1853, London, Republished by Thomas Boys. Large engraving by William Greatbach, showing uniformed officers seated around a large table inside the Duke of Wellington's London townhouse, as the Duke himself stands to propose a toast centre right; a collection of headwear around an ornately-carved table in the left foreground. Plate 725 x 1170mm. Overall a good impression of this impressive group portrait, each sitter's face accurately depicted. Paper evenly age-toned, with some staining to upper edge of image and margins; small tear c. 2cm along platemark at lower right corner. Unexamined out of later wooden frame