VAN DER MEULEN Adam-Frans (after) (1632-1690)... - Lot 43 - Eric Caudron

VAN DER MEULEN Adam-Frans (after) (1632-1690) - "Entry of the Queen into Arras, in the year 1667." 1685. Large etching and burin engraved by Robert BONNART (1652-1733). Proof on watermarked laid paper (large crowned double-headed eagle & large letters). Reference: Hennin, n°4447. I.F.F, n°137. Beautiful impression. Margins for three sides and small margin on the right. Plate from the work "Campagnes de Louis XIV", a magnificent collection of 41 prints illustrating the facts of 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 military glories of the monarch to immortalize them. The paintings were placed to embellish the various castles of the king. "The event took place on July 30, 1667. Maria Theresa, in her carriage - it is in her name that the war is being waged - is accompanied by the ladies of her suite, and the king, in the company of Monsieur, comes immediately after the queen's carriage. Louis XIV is followed, as in the other entries, by the marshals of France and the officers of his Household 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/C (two median vertical folds reinforced on the reverse, traces and folds of handling, small brown spot in the sky, some foxing and sunning in the margins).