Eight Battle Scenes of the Marlborough House Murals: Louis XIV directing the Crossing of the Rhine, 12 June 1672
Louis Laguerre (Versailles 1663 - London 1721)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1710 - 1721
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
775 x 1422 mm (30 ½ x 56 in)
Order this imageCollection
Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 1176009
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Louis XIV directing the crossing of the Rhine, 12 June 1672 by Louis Laguerre (Paris 1663 - London 1721) One of a series of eight battle scenes after the Marlborough House Murals, showing Louis XIV on horse back, with his army.
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