Lot No. 816


Circle of Charles Lebrun


Circle of Charles Lebrun - Old Master Paintings

(Paris 1619–1690)
Portrait of Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshall of France (1611–1675) with a mounted skirmish in the background.
oil on canvas, 105 x 140 cm, framed

Provenance:
South German private collection

Marshal Turenne is regarded as France’s most important military strategist after Napoleon. His rise began during the Thirty Years’ War. The success of his campaigns in the German Southwest under King Louis XIV led to the conquest of Alsace, which thus became French. In 1675 he was killed in the battle of Sasbach, in the region of the Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg to the right of the Rhine.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at

09.04.2014 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 22,260.-
Estimate:
EUR 18,000.- to EUR 20,000.-

Circle of Charles Lebrun


(Paris 1619–1690)
Portrait of Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshall of France (1611–1675) with a mounted skirmish in the background.
oil on canvas, 105 x 140 cm, framed

Provenance:
South German private collection

Marshal Turenne is regarded as France’s most important military strategist after Napoleon. His rise began during the Thirty Years’ War. The success of his campaigns in the German Southwest under King Louis XIV led to the conquest of Alsace, which thus became French. In 1675 he was killed in the battle of Sasbach, in the region of the Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg to the right of the Rhine.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 09.04.2014 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 29.03. - 09.04.2014


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