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Artists›Frans van der Meulen

Frans van der Meulen

Habsburg Netherlands, 1632

PaintingBaroque

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Adam Frans van der Meulen or Adam-François van der Meulen was a Flemish painter and draughtsman who was particularly known for his scenes of military campaigns and conquests. Van der Meulen also painted portraits, hunting scenes, paintings of chateaux and landscapes. He created designs for prints and cartoons for tapestries.

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Baroque

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Artworks (16)

Louis XIV at the Siege of Cambrai, Seen from the South-West (March 20–April 19, 1677)

1677 · Red chalk, over black chalk; squared in black chalk; framing lines in pen and black ink

18 1/2 × 37 9/16 in. (47 × 95.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Louis XIV Crossing into the Netherlands at Lobith

1672 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

height: 103 cm, width: 159 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Troops of Louis XIV before Naarden, 20 July 1672

1672 · oil paint (paint), canvas

width: 93.5 cm, depth: 4.8 cm, height: 52 cm

Rijksmuseum

View of Douai

1667 · Graphite, with watercolor, on ivory laid paper

30.3 × 41.4 cm (11 15/16 × 16 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Falling Horse

1652 · Red chalk over traces of graphite, on buff laid paper, tipped onto gray wove paper

18.3 × 25.5 cm (7 1/4 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Cavalry Engagement

1652 · Oil on wood

8 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (21.9 x 31.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study of Two Soldiers Swordfighting

1645 · Black and white chalk, heightened with cream-colored gouache, on blue paper

sheet: 6 9/16 x 9 7/16 in. (16.7 x 23.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Louis XIV at the Siege of Douai, Seen from the South-East (July 1–6, 1667)

1645 · Black chalk, brush and gray wash; framing lines in pen and black ink

sheet: 11 7/8 x 16 1/8 in. (30.2 x 41 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Johann Georg Platzer

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Christoffel Jacobsz van der Laemen

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