War of the Austrian Succession (1740-8)
Includes much of the mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, as Captain General of the British army
Battle of Fontenoy, 1745
VUE DE LA BATAILLE DE FONTENOY GAGNÉE PAR LE ROY LOUIS XV SUR L'ARMÉE DES ALLIEZ LE XI MAY 1745
c.1745Etching and engraving; printed on paper; laid down on linen | 33.1 x 46.9 cm (image) | RCIN 729110
A medium oblique view, taken from the French side, looking east with the tents of the encampment of the Allied army in the background. In the foreground are the squadrons of French cavalry in front of which are the infantry. The view portrays the early stages of the battle, with the British and Hanoverian troops massed between Fontenoy and the Bois de Barry, being raked by artillery fire from the redoubts of Eu on the edge of the woods, and by the batteries in Fontenoy. The Dutch brigades are ranged to the right of the view, with their backs to the woods, being fired on by the batteries of the French line and those at Antoing. The sunken road between Tournai and Mons runs through the troop formations.
Additional text: [bottom, below title, a key, A-I, K-T, V, X-Z, &, AA, to the prominent geographical and military features in the view.]
Condition: no fold lines; foxing, especially on verso. Verso: top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
S Broüard (active 1745) (surveyor and draughtsman) [bottom left, below edge of border:] Dessiné et levé sur les lieux par le S. Broüard
Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Guélard (active 1719-59) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Gravé par Guélard A.[vec] P.[rivilege] D.[u] R.[oy]
Limosin: rue de Gevres au grand coeur, Paris (publisher) [bottom right, below text:] A PARIS. Chez Limosin Rüe de Gevres du grand Cœur.
Watermark: None visible
Condition: no fold lines; foxing, especially on verso. Verso: top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
25.0 x 46.6 cm (neatline)
33.1 x 46.9 cm (image)
34.3 x 48.9 cm (platemark)
36.8 x 52.5 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
VUE DE LA BATAILLE DE FONTENOY GAGNÉE PAR LE ROY LOUIS XV SUR L'ARMÉE DES ALLIEZ LE XI MAY 1745. [bottom, below view]
Additional text:
[bottom, below title, a key, A-I, K-T, V, X-Z, &, AA, to the prominent geographical and military features in the view.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Fontenoy 11 May 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 20; [top right, black pencil or ink, obscured by linen:] T [or F]; [centre, red pencil:] 20.
George III catalogue entry:
Fontenoy Vue de la Bataille de Fontenoy gagnée par le Roy Louis XV sur l'Armée des Alliés le 11 Mai 1745: par le S.r Brouard, gravée par Guelard, chez Limosin.
Subject(s)
Fontenoy, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°34'03"N 03°28'24"E)
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