View of an Encampment of the Army of Willem III near Leuven, Josua de Grave, 1675

Title(s)

View of an Encampment of the Army of Willem III near Leuven

Object type

• drawing

Object number

RP-T-00-136

Catalogue reference

• FMH 2576

Inscriptions / marks

• date: ‘16 7/17 75’

Description

Kampement van het leger van Willem III bij Leuven, 17 juli 1675. Soldaten bij tenten.

Artist

• draughtsman: Josua de Grave

Place

Louvain

Dating

17-Jul-1675

Physical features

pen and brown ink, with grey wash; possibly later additions in grey wash; framing line in black ink

Material

• paper
• ink

Technique

pen / brush

Measurements

height 128 mm × width 177 mm

What

• (military) camp with tents

When

• 1675-07-17 - 1675-07-17

Where

• Louvain

Who

• William III (Prince of Orange and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland)

Acquisition

purchase 1881

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

• De Nederlandsche geschiedenis in platen : beredeneerde beschrijving van Nederlandsche historieplaten, zinneprenten en historische kaarten, I, p. 391, cat.nr. 2576
• Drie tekenaars van topografische prenten in Brabant en elders: Valentijn Klotz, Josua de Grave en Constantijn Huygens Jr., R.J.G.M. van Hasselt, cat.nr. 482