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Biography

Adam Frans van der Meulen was born in Brussels in 1632. He specialized in paintings of battles, attacks on convoys and civilians and hunting scenes. His reputation for this type of scene as well as his skill in the painting of horses reached France. This led to the artist being called to Paris where he entered into the service of Louis XIV on 1664. Van der Meulen was involved in the design of multiple tapestry series. He first worked on the series of The History of the King for which he created the scenes of the military conquests. He died in Paris in 1690

Bibliography

• Karel Van Mander (1604): Schilder-boeck, vol. 2, Jacob Pietersz Wachter, Paises Bajos, p. 329.