The Battle of Belgrade, 1717
Pieter Tillemans (Antwerp 1684 – Suffolk 1734)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1717 - 1720
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1140 x 1700 x 55 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1171102
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Battle of Belgrade by Pieter Tillemans (Antwerp 1684 – Suffolk 1734), signed 'Pieter Tillemans F'. The siege of Belgrade (1717), which took place during the Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718), saw the successful capture of the city of Belgrade by Austrian troops, under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy, from the Ottoman Empire.
Full description
Associated with Chirk Castle
Provenance
Listed in the Chirk house catalogue, circa 1900, as in the Drawing Room (shown on diagrammatic hang, north wall, top register) and in the manuscript picture list as “19. Battle Piece.”; in 1978, Chirk Castle and some of its contents were acquired from Lt-Col Ririd Myddelton (1902–1988) by the National Land Fund and handed to the Secretary of State for Wales. Under an agreement dated 13 June 1978 it was loaned for 99 years. In 1981 Chirk was transferred into the ownership of the National Trust. On loan to the Trust by Captain David Myddelton. Purchased by the National Trust from Mr Guy Myddleton in 2023.
Credit line
Chirk Castle, The Myddelton Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Pieter Tillemans F (signed)
Makers and roles
Pieter Tillemans (Antwerp 1684 – Suffolk 1734), artist