French Troops before Salins and the Surrounding Hills

1668/1670

Adam Frans van der Meulen

Associated Names
Adam Frans van der Meulen

Artist, French, born Flanders, 1632 - 1690

The image shows a landscape with travelers and people in a countryside. In the background, there are hills or mountains with a small town visible. The painting style is intricate with detailed brushstrokes, creating a sketch-like appearance. The color palette consists of warm tones, primarily in the terracotta or red ochre spectrum. The foreground features mounted figures and caravans, leading the eye towards the distant hills and town. Trees and vegetation add texture to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk over black chalk surrounding red chalk counterproof, on two joined sheets of laid paper, incised overall for transfer and laid down

  • Credit Line

    The Ahmanson Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 48.8 x 132.8 cm (19 3/16 x 52 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.88.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

French private collection until 2004; (sale, Piasa, Paris, 19 March 2004, no. 42, as attributed to Van der Meulen); (to DidierAaron, Ltd., London); purchased 2008 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, 1500-1800. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009, 72-73, 278, no. 27 (color).

Bibliography

2010

  • Stein, Perrin. "French Drawings, Washington," The Burlington Magazine 102 (January 2010): 67.

Wikidata ID

Q64533265