Live Auction 6258Mount Congreve: The London Sale
Studio of Adam Frans van der Meulen (Brussels 1632-1690 Paris)
Lot 32

Studio of Adam Frans van der Meulen (Brussels 1632-1690 Paris)

King Louis XIV at the defeat of the Spanish army near the Bruges Canal in 1667

Closed23 May 2012

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GBP 17,500

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Studio of Adam Frans van der Meulen (Brussels 1632-1690 Paris)
King Louis XIV at the defeat of the Spanish army near the Bruges Canal in 1667
oil on canvas
26¾ x 36¼ in. (68 x 92 cm.)
in a carved and gilded frame

Specialist note

This composition was intended for a Gobelins tapestry celebrating Louis XIV's victory over the Spanish by the Bruges Canal on 31 August 1667. The king is shown surrounded by his generals: Créqui and Condé on the right and Bellefonds, with his back to the viewer, on the left. Other versions of the composition, all considered autograph, are in the Louvre (no. 1483, 50 cm. x 80 cm.), the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Marseille (17 cm. x 21 cm.) and the Musée de Narbonne.