Adam Frans van der Meulen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adam Frans van der Meulen

Flemish painter

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1632

Place of Birth: Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 15-Oct-1690

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Adam Frans van der Meulen or Adam-François van der Meulen (11 January 1632 – 15 October 1690) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman who was particularly known for his scenes of military campaigns and conquests.
Snayers also painted portraits, hunting scenes, paintings of chateaux and landscapes.
He created designs for prints and cartoons for tapestries.He worked in the service of the French king Louis XIV of France for whom he painted his victories, his new possessions and portraits.
He was instrumental in building the propagandistic image of the French king as the 'Sun King'.
His battle scenes had an important influence on the development on the genre of military painting in France.



Alternative names	Nicolas de Largillierre
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	10 October 1656 (in Julian calendar)	20 March 1746
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work location	Great Britain; Antwerp (1662–1674); Great Britain (1675–1679); Paris (1680–1746); London (1686–1688)
Authority control	: Q550302 VIAF: 71513528 ISNI: 0000 0000 7358 0529 ULAN: 500011561 LCCN: n85101518 WGA: LARGILLIÈRE, Nicolas de WorldCat