The Duke of Marlborough and his Staff at the Battle of Ramillies, 23 May 1706 (Eight Ricordi of the Marlborough House Murals)
Louis Laguerre (Versailles 1663 - London 1721)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1706 - 1721
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
775 x 1422 mm (30 ½ x 56 in)
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Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 1176003
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Duke of Marlborough and his Staff at the Battle of Ramillies, 23 May 1706 (Eight Ricordi of the Marlborough House Murals) by Louis Laguerre (Paris 1663 - London 1721).One of a series of eight battle scenes after the Marlborough House murals, showing the taking of Marshall Tallard and the pushing of 4000 men into the Danube.
Provenance
Commissioned by Brigadier-General the Hon. Thomas Paget; first recorded in the Gallery at Beaudesert in 'Neale’s Seats' in 1821
Makers and roles
Louis Laguerre (Versailles 1663 - London 1721), artist