War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Encampment at Soignies, 1707
Campement des ALLIEZ comman- / dés par S.A. le Duc de Marlborough. / à Soignie. / [added in a different hand:] Le 26:e de May, 1707
1742 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on coarse linen | Scale: not stated. 1:26,000 approx. | RCIN 725094
The attribution to Schultz is made on stylistic grounds. The Allied army, commanded by the Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), encamped at Soignies in May 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48), and it is possible that Cumberland asked Schultz to copy a map from the earlier war to give him an idea of how best to place the camp in 1745.
The encampment extends approximately from Croisseau (not named on the map; 50°36'47"N 04°02'10"E) in the north to Naast (50°33'14"N 04°06'02"E) in the south, running west of Soignies and Horrue (Horrues 50°36'30"N 04°02'34"E).
Condition: two fold lines; an old tear on the centre of the folds was repaired with paper pasted to the verso before being laid down on linen. Verso: induced discolouration; foxing; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
? George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49) (draughtsman)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield; countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 114
Condition: two fold lines; an old tear on the centre of the folds was repaired with paper pasted to the verso before being laid down on linen. Verso: induced discolouration; foxing; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: not stated. 1:26,000 approx.
30.1 x 46.6 cm (neatline)
30.5 x 47.0 cm (image)
33.6 x 50.7 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Campement des ALLIEZ comman- / dés par S.A. le Duc de Marlborough. / à Soignie. / [added in a different hand:] Le 26:e de May, 1707. [top centre, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Soignies 26 May 1707.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 44; [top left, ink, in Schultz's hand?, obscured by linen:] Netherlands 15.; [centre, red pencil:] 44.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Plan dessiné du Campement des Alliés commandés par le Duc de Marlborough a Soignies, le 26 de May 1707. [The same entry appears under the heading Soignies.]
Subject(s)
Soignies, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°34'44"N 04°04'16"E)
