King Louis XIV and his Entourage at the Siege of Schenkenschans, 1672

Lambert de Hondt (II), c. 1675

The French army at Schenkenschans, 18-19 June 1672. Attributed to Lambert de Hondt II, 1672. Schenkenschans was a fortress on a strategic promontory in the Rhine at Lobith. After the French army had crossed the Rhine, Schenkenschans was attacked and captured from Arnhem. The French troops were commanded by the 61-year-old Marshal Turenne, who had served in the Republic's army as a young man. Turenne is shown in the foreground, directing his troops down the hill with his staff. Schenkenschans is depicted from the air. The French are approaching the fortress from all sides.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4662
  • Dimensionssupport: height 62.5 cm x width 89 cm, outer size: depth 8 cm (support incl. frame)
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    King Louis XIV and his Entourage at the Siege of Schenkenschans, 1672

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4662

  • Description

    De troepen van Lodewijk XIV voor Schenkenschans, 18 juni 1672. Vanaf de voorgrond dalen links en rechts ruiters een heuvel af op weg naar de vesting, gelegen in de vlakte bij de splitsing van Rijn en Waal. Op de voorgrond een groep officieren te paard, op de achtergrond een plattegrond van de streek in vogelvluchtperspectief met van alle kanten oprukkende legers. Pendant van SK-A-4663.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription, bottom left: ‘SCHENKEN·SCHANS·167[2]’

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Lambert de Hondt (II)

  • Dating

    c. 1675

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 62.5 cm x width 89 cm
    • outer size: depth 8 cm (support incl. frame)

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1672-06-18

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1974

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; an English collection by c. 1860;{This is to be inferred from the picture’s treatment in London in the mid-nineteenth century. On the reverse of the neo-classical composition frame is inscribed ‘No 9/Front Room’. The same inscription is on the reverse of the frame of SK-A-4663.}…; anonymous sale, London (Christie’s), 25 October 1974, no. 57, with SK-A-4663, as Lambert de Hondt the Younger, 3,150 gns or £ 3,307 s10, to the dealer Terry-Engell, London, for the museum{An Agnew’s ‘waiting order’ label is stuck to the stretcher beneath Christie’s stencil; it looks of fairly recent origin. The number on the label is lost and therefore it would have been difficult to trace in Agnew’s records; the firm’s archive was sold to the National Gallery, and recent information from it remains embargoed. The label indicates that the owner consigned the paintings to Messrs. Agnew, who entered them for sale at Christie’s.}

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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