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Description: | bound volume (65.5 x 50.5 x 5.5 cm) inscr. on plate b.c. "Illustrissimo Domino Carlo d'Alber Duci de chevreuse / Hanc virorum fortiter dimicantium tabulam, viro forti gratum fore spectaculum ratus, In perpetuum observantice et gratit animi monumentum Vouet et consecrat"; inscr. on plate b.l. "AF Vandermeulen, jnuenit, et ex, cum privil. Regis, I.V. Huchtenburgh, Sculp."; inscr. on plate b.r. "A.F. Vander Meulen, Pictor Regis." CRE HUCHTENBURGH, Jan van; (Dutch:1647-1733) AFTER MEULEN, Adam Frans van der; (Dutch; 1632-1690) PUB MEULEN, Adam Frans van der; (Dutch; 1632-1690) Part of William Hunter's original bequest, this volume contains 112 engravings after paintings made or published by van der Meulen. A Flemish Baroque artist who specialised in horses and landscapes, he was invited to work for Louis XIV as a painter of views of royal castles, hunting scenes, processions, travels and military campaigns. Travelling with the troops and sketching on the battlefield, van der Meulen's fresh style was influential in the development of the relatively new genre of battlescapes. Following the success of his paintings recording the campaigns in Flanders he had many of his works engraved. Most were included in the remarkable collection of engravings known as the Cabinet du Roi originated with Louis XIV's minister J.B. Colbert. By 1670 these engravings were published in volumes and presented as gifts to visiting dignitaries or offered for sale. Hunter's volume, still in its late 17th century binding, is a now rare surviving example. Placed amongst a series depicting the conquests and battles of Louis XIV grouped at the front of the volume, this print is one of a pair depicting cavalry engagements. It is dedicated to Charles Honore d'Albert de Luynes, one of Louis XIV's leading advisors, perhaps intended as an acknowledgment of, or bid for his patronage. Van der Meulen used a small group of engravers to copy his works, including fellow countryman, Jan van Huchtenburg. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | TOWN : FRANCE : DUKE : BATTLE : MILITARY CAMPAIGN : CAVALRY : BESIEGE : VOLUME : CHEVREUSE : LOUIS XIV : FLANDERS : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE PRINT : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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