The preliminary sketch for "The Meeting of Wellington and Blücher" was displayed at the Royal Academy of Arts from 2 September 2015 to 3 January 2016, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. It had been displayed previously from 23 May until 23 August at the Royal Armouries in Leeds as part of the "Waterloo 1815: The Art of Battle" exhibition.