The Duke of Marlborough and his Staff with Troops drawn up before the Battle of Blenheim (Eight Ricordi of the Marlborough House Murals)
Louis Laguerre (Versailles 1663 - London 1721)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1704 - 1721
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
775 x 1422 mm (30 ½ x 56 in)
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Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 1176005
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Eight Battle Scenes of the Marlborough House Murals: The Duke of Marlborough and his Staff with Troops drawn up before the Battle of Blenheim by Louis Laguerre (Paris 1663 - London 1721). One of a series of eight battle scenes after the Malborough House Murals, showing the Duke of Malborough and Prince Eugene entering the French entrenchments.
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