# Louis XIV Crossing into the Netherlands at Lobith

- By: Adam Frans van der Meulen (Brussels, 1632–1690)
- Date: 1672 - 1690
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 103 cm x width 159 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3753--30dea3dcc217930359c6a162e29c5faf)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/KtNHn/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.