Unseen Waterloo Book | The Artist's Edition
The Artist’s Edition of the Unseen Waterloo book is a rare collector’s item. Presented in a custom-made slipcase with silver gilt-edged pages, this edition is limited to just 200 copies, with only a few still available. Each copy is individually numbered and signed by the artist, Sam Faulkner.
Unseen Waterloo: The Conflict Revisited accompanies the photography exhibition of the same name at Somerset House, marking the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.
Starting in 2009, multi-award-winning photographer Sam Faulkner travelled to the annual re-enactment in Belgium to capture portraits of ‘soldiers’ dressed in meticulously recreated, historically accurate uniforms. These costumes were crafted with extraordinary attention to detail for the event.
From his pop-up studio on the battlefield, Faulkner created dramatic, painterly portraits that evoke the forgotten faces of Waterloo, reimagining moments of glory, hope, and defeat.
“Waterloo is often cast as a battle between Great Men, and we’ve all seen grand paintings of Napoleon and Wellington from the conflict. However, we don’t have personal images of the men who actually fought and died that day,” said Sam Faulkner.
Published on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, the book accompanied the 12-week exhibition at Somerset House, designed and curated by Patrick Kinmonth.
The book’s striking cover features a foil-blocked map of the Waterloo battlefield on blue cloth, while the slipcase showcases the same design with an elegant blind debossed finish.
The Artist’s Edition of the Unseen Waterloo book is a rare collector’s item. Presented in a custom-made slipcase with silver gilt-edged pages, this edition is limited to just 200 copies, with only a few still available. Each copy is individually numbered and signed by the artist, Sam Faulkner.
Unseen Waterloo: The Conflict Revisited accompanies the photography exhibition of the same name at Somerset House, marking the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.
Starting in 2009, multi-award-winning photographer Sam Faulkner travelled to the annual re-enactment in Belgium to capture portraits of ‘soldiers’ dressed in meticulously recreated, historically accurate uniforms. These costumes were crafted with extraordinary attention to detail for the event.
From his pop-up studio on the battlefield, Faulkner created dramatic, painterly portraits that evoke the forgotten faces of Waterloo, reimagining moments of glory, hope, and defeat.
“Waterloo is often cast as a battle between Great Men, and we’ve all seen grand paintings of Napoleon and Wellington from the conflict. However, we don’t have personal images of the men who actually fought and died that day,” said Sam Faulkner.
Published on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, the book accompanied the 12-week exhibition at Somerset House, designed and curated by Patrick Kinmonth.
The book’s striking cover features a foil-blocked map of the Waterloo battlefield on blue cloth, while the slipcase showcases the same design with an elegant blind debossed finish.
The Artist’s Edition of the Unseen Waterloo book is a rare collector’s item. Presented in a custom-made slipcase with silver gilt-edged pages, this edition is limited to just 200 copies, with only a few still available. Each copy is individually numbered and signed by the artist, Sam Faulkner.
Unseen Waterloo: The Conflict Revisited accompanies the photography exhibition of the same name at Somerset House, marking the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.
Starting in 2009, multi-award-winning photographer Sam Faulkner travelled to the annual re-enactment in Belgium to capture portraits of ‘soldiers’ dressed in meticulously recreated, historically accurate uniforms. These costumes were crafted with extraordinary attention to detail for the event.
From his pop-up studio on the battlefield, Faulkner created dramatic, painterly portraits that evoke the forgotten faces of Waterloo, reimagining moments of glory, hope, and defeat.
“Waterloo is often cast as a battle between Great Men, and we’ve all seen grand paintings of Napoleon and Wellington from the conflict. However, we don’t have personal images of the men who actually fought and died that day,” said Sam Faulkner.
Published on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, the book accompanied the 12-week exhibition at Somerset House, designed and curated by Patrick Kinmonth.
The book’s striking cover features a foil-blocked map of the Waterloo battlefield on blue cloth, while the slipcase showcases the same design with an elegant blind debossed finish.
