Articles
Daniel Maclise
RA Exhibitions
> 7 years ago
Art history 101: what is a cartoon?
As the extraordinary 13 metre-wide Waterloo cartoon goes on display at the RA, our curator of works on paper offers a quick introduction to the technique used by the likes of Maclise and Raphael.
RA Exhibitions
> 7 years ago
Artist of the month: September 2015
As the extraordinary Waterloo cartoon goes on display at the RA, we take a look at the other works of Daniel Maclise in the RA Collection.
RA Exhibitions
> 7 years ago
A beginner’s guide to Daniel Maclise
His prestigious wall-painting commission is still in the Houses of Parliament and Dickens’s last public appearance was a tribute to him. So why don’t we know Daniel Maclise? As his epic cartoon goes on show, here’s a quick guide.
Inside the Academy
> 7 years ago
The Waterloo Cartoon: a poem by Owen Shears
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, and the Academy’s display of Daniel Maclise RA’s extraordinary drawing, Owen Sheers writes a poem considering its significance in the context of war art.
Artists
> 7 years ago
Six ways the Napoleonic Wars changed British art
The conflict blocked artists from travelling – but also led to a boom in the art market and the arrival of works by Titian and van Eyck. As a wave of commemorations marks Waterloo’s 200th anniversary, our Curator of Works on Paper explains.
Our Collection
> 8 years ago
In pictures: restoring a national treasure
Behind the scenes with the conservators working on our Maclise cartoon.
Our Collection
< 9 years ago
Restoring a masterpiece
Thanks to a grant from Arts Council England, Daniel Maclise’s monumental ‘Waterloo’ cartoon is to undergo conservation treatment in time for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in 2015.