Old panoramic view of the siege Oudenaarde by Frans Van der Meulen, copper engraving (Veuë de la Ville et du Siege d'Oudenarde, ou le Roy commande en personne, en lannée 1667. - Aldenardae a Rege obsessae prospectus, anno 1667) Oud panoramisch zicht op het beleg van Oudenaarde door Frans Van der Meulen, kopergravure (Veuë de la Ville et du Siege d'Oudenarde, ou le Roy commande en personne, en lannée 1667. - Aldenardae a Rege obsessae prospectus, anno 1667) 50 x 130 cm Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632 - 1690) was a Flemish Baroque painter specialising in battle scenes. He became the official battle painter to Louis XIV of France.

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