Die Schlacht bei Oudenaarde am 11. Juli 1708
Medium
Kupferstich
Dimensions
53 x 61 cm
Classification
Druck
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
6279c
About this artwork
Aus: Jean Dumont baron de Carlscroon und Jean Rousset de Missy, Histoire militaire du Prinz Eugen, 1729–1747
Art Historical Context
**Die Schlacht bei Oudarde am 11. Juli 1708** by Jan van Huchtenburgh1729) is a copper engraving (Kupferstich) 53 x 61 cm, part of the Belvedere Collection Vienna. This detailed print captures the chaos and heroism of a pivotal battle from the War of the Spanish, where Allied forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of decisively defeated the French on July 11, 1708. Huchtenburgh a Dutch master of battle scenes, renders the clash with dynamic energy, emphasizing cavalry charges, infantry lines, and billowing smoke to evoke the fog of war. Originally published as an illustration ...
About the Artist
Jan van Huchtenburgh · 1647–1733
Comment on works: Battles; Landscapes.