Lion’s Mound by an unknown artist - Waterloo, Belgium
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N 50° 40.754 E 004° 24.341
31U E 599313 N 5615097
The erection of the lion's mound in Waterloo.
Waymark Code: WMP6XJ
Location: Brabant wallon, Belgium
Date Posted: 07/11/2015
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In 1820, the Netherlands' King William I ordered the construction of a monument. The Lion Mound (
visit link) , a giant mound, was constructed here using 300,000 cubic metres. Apart from the Lion Mound, there are several other monuments throughout the battlefield.
About picture
The image is located on information board beside bottom side of staircase of Lion Mound.
About painter
The author this painting is Marcellin Jobard (
visit link) . Jean-Baptiste-Ambroise-Marcellin Jobard (17 May 1792 – 27 October 1861) was a Belgian lithographer, photographer and inventor of French origin. Founder of the first significant Belgian lithographic establishment, first photographer in Belgium on 16 September 1839, director of the Musée de l’Industrie de Bruxelles (Industry Museum of Brussels) from 1841 to 1861.