De Spaanse legerplaats geplunderd en Atrecht ontzet 1699 - 1703

This bronze medal, created by Jean Mauger between 1699 and 1703, commemorates the victory of the French army at the Siege of Arras during the War of the Spanish Succession. The obverse depicts Louis XIV, King of France, while the reverse portrays a scene of the Spanish camp being plundered by the French and the city of Arras being relieved of its siege. This medal exemplifies the art of medallic portraiture, a genre that flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries, capturing important historical events and figures in small, portable format.