Old Masters, British, European Paintings & Portrait Miniatures - 15th March 2017
Lot 92
Louis-Nicolas Van Blarenberghe (French 1716-1794) The Battle of Lawfeld
Estimate £5,000 - £8,000
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Description
Louis-Nicolas Van Blarenberghe (French 1716-1794)
The Battle of Lawfeld, 2nd July 1747
Signed and dated 1777
Gouache
15 x 22cm; 6 x 8¾in
In a red leather case
The Battle of Lawfeld (or Lauffeld) took place during the French invasion of the Netherlands during the War of Austrian Succession. Marshal Saxe led the French forces against the Pragmatic army - a combined force of British and Hanovarians, resulting in a French Victory