the Army of Louis Xiv in Front of Tournai in 1667 1684

Adam van der Meulen, court painter to Louis XIV, captures the grandeur of the French army encamped before Tournai in 1667. The painting, "The Army of Louis XIV in Front of Tournai in 1667," depicts a vast landscape with the city of Tournai in the background, and a foreground teeming with soldiers, tents, and horses. The viewer is drawn into the scene from a vantage point within the camp, providing a sense of immediacy and scale. Created in 1684, this work exemplifies Meulen's signature style of meticulous detail and panoramic perspective, characteristic of battle paintings of the period.