PAS-DE-CALAIS (62) - RARE - VAN DER MEULEN Adam-Frans (after) (1632-1690) - "Entrée de la Reine dans Arras, en l'année 1667." 1685. Large etching and burin engraved by Robert BONNART (1652-1733). Proof on watermarked laid paper (large crowned double-headed eagle & large letters). Ref: Hennin, n°4447. I.F.F, n°137. Beautiful impression. Margins for three sides and small right margin. Plate from the work "Campagnes de Louis XIV", a magnificent collection of 41 prints illustrating the conquest of Flanders, Franche-Comté and the Dutch expedition. Adam Frans Van der Meulen, an eyewitness to these events and commissioned by the Sun King, painted the monarch's military glories to immortalize them. The paintings were placed to embellish the king's various castles. "The event took place on July 30, 1667. Marie-Thérèse, in her carriage - it was in her name that the war was being waged - was accompanied by the ladies of her suite, and the king, in the company of Monsieur, came immediately after the queen's carriage. Louis XIV is followed, as at the other entrances, by the marshals of France and the officers of his House who have distinguished themselves during this military campaign, such as Turenne" (Joël CORNETTE, "L'entrée de Louis XIV et de la reine Marie-Thérèse à Arras", Histoire par l'image [online], accessed May 29, 2022).55 x 99 cm approx. Condition B (two median vertical folds reinforced on verso, traces and folds of handling, small brown stain in the sky, some foxing and insolation in the margins).