French school circa 1700, after Van der Meulen. Solemn entry of Louis XIV and Marie-Thérèse into Douai, August 23, 1667. Canvas. Height 46 - W 61 cm (old restorations) Inscription in pen on the stretcher: peint par Martin /etude de van der Meulen/ ..... The original is in the Musée du Louvre, ''Entrée de Louis XIV et de Marie-Thérèse à Douai, 4 août 1667'', oil on canvas, 63 x 81 cm, INV 1476. Expert : Cabinet Turquin, Mr. Stéphane Pinta.

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