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Louis XIV Crossing into the Netherlands at Lobith
Also titled Lodewijk XIV trekt bij Lobith Nederland binnen
Adam Frans van der Meulen (Brussels, 1632–1690)
1672 - 1690
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 103 cm x width 159 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
Leading a 120,000-strong army, the French king Louis XIV invaded the Netherlands on 12 June 1672. Glorifying Louis XIV, the Flemish painter Van der Meulen recorded the military manoeuvre. However, the artist took some liberties: at the time, the King – portrayed here on a grey horse – was actually staying at a nearby monastery.
