[1] It was part of a large-scale Commission from the British Prince Regent for Lawrence to portray leading figures of the alliance to defeat Napoleon.

Nesselrode attended the Congress of Vienna with Tsar Alexander I and was appointed foreign minister of Russia in 1816, holding the post until 1856.

Held primarily to agree the end of the Allied Occupation of France, it also involved the personal meetings between rulers and statesman that was part of the Concert of Europe.

[3] Lawrence was paid three hundred guineas by the Prince Regent for the wok.

Today still part of the Royal Collection it is on display at the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle.