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Studio of Adam Frans van der Meulen
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Adam Frans van der Meulen
- Portrait of King Louis XIV mounted on a charger before the town of Charleroi
- oil on canvas
- 18 5/8 in by 22 1/2 in
Provenance
Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick (1779–1853);
Thence by descent.
Thence by descent.
Exhibited
Wellesley (Mass.), Davis Museum, on long term loan.
Literature
Cooper’s, History of Warwick and Guide to the Castle, illustrated, 1850, p.100;
W. Kendall, Inventory of Warwick Castle, ms., 1853, ('Louis XIV on Horseback by van der Meulen'), hanging in the Compass Room;
Anon., Inventory of Warwick Castle, ms., circa 1860, in the Compass Room;
F. E. Warwick, ‘Warwick Castle’, in The Pall Mall Magazine, vol. XI, January – April 1897, p. 41, in the Inner Room;
Anon., Inventory of the contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1900, in the Business Room.
W. Kendall, Inventory of Warwick Castle, ms., 1853, ('Louis XIV on Horseback by van der Meulen'), hanging in the Compass Room;
Anon., Inventory of Warwick Castle, ms., circa 1860, in the Compass Room;
F. E. Warwick, ‘Warwick Castle’, in The Pall Mall Magazine, vol. XI, January – April 1897, p. 41, in the Inner Room;
Anon., Inventory of the contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1900, in the Business Room.
Condition
This painting is in excellent, fresh condition. The canvas has a firm old relining. The paint surface is dirty and the thick old varnish discoloured. The cleaning windows reveal the well preserved coloring of the paint surface that appears to be in good untouched condition. There are only very few scattered retouchings.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The town in the distance is Charleroi, one of the few small towns on a hill with fortifications such as these. It can be seen from the same angle in Van der Meulen's View of Charleroi in the Musée de Versailles.1 Van der Meulen recorded the campaigns of Louis XIV in Flanders. A 1/600 maquette plan-relief of Charleroi, one of several showing Vauban's fortifications of cities in the Low countries and North-East France for Louis XIV, is displayed in the undercroft of the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille.
1. See I. Richefort, Adam Francois van der Meulen, Rennes 2004, cat. no. 100.