Waterloo Lion Mound Postcard – Battlefield Sunset Silhouette

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Waterloo Lion Mound Postcard – Battlefield Sunset Silhouette

Atmospheric silhouette of the Lion’s Mound in Waterloo at dusk, a solemn memorial to the Allied victory over Napoleon, captured in warm twilight tones.

Measurements: approx. 5 7/8 x 4 1/8 inches
Dates: unknown
Condition: Light wear noted. Please check our images.
Internal notes: QC passed

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As the sun sets behind the historic plains of Waterloo, the silhouette of the Lion’s Mound rises like a shadowed monument against a golden-orange sky. This evocative postcard freezes a moment of silence over one of Europe’s most consequential landscapes — where memory, monument, and fading light converge in reverence.

The Butte du Lion (Lion’s Mound) was erected in the 1820s at the presumed site of the Prince of Orange’s wounding during the 1815 battle. Crowned by a colossal cast-iron lion atop a conical hill of over 200,000 cubic metres of soil, it offers panoramic views over the battlefield. Published by Combier Imprimeur Mâcon and labelled in four languages, this card is part of the broader European effort to commemorate Napoleon’s final defeat in a spirit of unity and remembrance.

To own this card is to embrace the visual poetry of historical memory — a still moment above ground soaked in sacrifice and strategy. Whether for collectors of Napoleonic ephemera or those drawn to battlefield tourism and symbolic architecture, this is a timeless piece of European heritage captured at its most contemplative hour.

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