Wednesday 26 May 2021

Laroon the Younger

This is one of the very few depictions of a Marlburian soldier. It is by Laroon the younger.  He joined the army in 1707 and was in many theatres.

Marcellus Laroon (1679-1772): Execution of Deserters in Flanders

Ink on paper, 1707, titled and dated at bottom, with label from the Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art, London.

 

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