Wars of Louis Quatorze

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Interesting corner figure of what looks like a soldier - not sure when from - could be 1680s? Colbert présente à Louis XIV les membres de ...

Siege of Groningen Groninger Museum has a detailed version of the portrait of the Bishop of Munster to download this is a detail in some of...

The Duke of Monmouth - maybe at Maastricht - interesting cavalry figures in the background. Is there a colour version of this? I think I...

A strange figure in the background of the painting by Jan Wyck of the Duke of Monmouth at Maastricht . See the whole image here

This detail from Van der Meulen's depiction of Louis XIV at the crossing of the Rhine (see masthead for full version) shows the French ...

With all the fuss about the new replacement gates at Versailles I thought I'd post this background detail of French Guards arrayed in r...

Details of paintings of the siege of Tournai and Maastricht showing the 'classical' helmet worn by only some French pikemen - Swiss...

We are pretty lucky in that this period has been well documented pictorially - Louis XIV made sure his victories were immortalised - but how...

Detail from a painting in Roxburgh castle that shows Charles II and his court at Horse Guards parade. Not sure of the date...1670s I think....