Studies of wounded and dead horses on a battle field.
By Meulen, Adam Frans van der & Jan van Huchtenberg] Poignant Images of dying horses on a battle field
7 (of 10) engravings. Print areas 19.4 x 25.6cm AF v. Meulen pinx. Et ex eum privilege.Reg. v.HB. sc. in lower blank margins, trimmed. A rare series of evocative studies of dying and dead war horses showing their immense suffering and pitiful fate. Engraved by Jan van Huchtenberg (1647-1733), celebrated Dutch horse and battle painter, a favourite of Prince Eugene and William III, after designs by the popular Flemish artist Adam Frans van der Meulen (1673-1709) who specialized in painting horses and landscapes, and became official battle painter to Louis XIV. Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish, Vol. 9, page 154, 35-44; Le Blanc, vol. 2, page 399, 1-10.
Published by: [Paris ? Calcographie du Louvre ? c1730]., 1730
Vendor: Hünersdorff Rare Books ABA ILAB
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By Meulen, Adam Frans van der & Jan van Huchtenberg] Poignant Images of dying horses on a battle field
7 (of 10) engravings. Print areas 19.4 x 25.6cm AF v. Meulen pinx. Et ex eum privilege.Reg. v.HB. sc. in lower blank margins, trimmed. A rare series of evocative studies of dying and dead war horses showing their immense suffering and pitiful fate. Engraved by Jan van Huchtenberg (1647-1733), celebrated Dutch horse and battle painter, a favourite of Prince Eugene and William III, after designs by the popular Flemish artist Adam Frans van der Meulen (1673-1709) who specialized in painting horses and landscapes, and became official battle painter to Louis XIV. Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish, Vol. 9, page 154, 35-44; Le Blanc, vol. 2, page 399, 1-10.
Published by: [Paris ? Calcographie du Louvre ? c1730]., 1730
Vendor: Hünersdorff Rare Books ABA ILAB
