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Dirk Langendyk (1748-1805)

Action between French Cavalry and Cossacks in North Holland, Sept 1799 drawn 1805

20.0 x 29.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 915174

Action between French Cavalry and Cossacks in North Holland, Sept 1799

Dirk Langendyk (1748-1805)

Action between French Cavalry and Cossacks in North Holland, Sept 1799 drawn 1805

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

D&M 268: Outskirts of a village with scattered trees; a clash between French Cavalry and Cossacks.

Provenance

Purchased (with 915176) by George IV when Prince of Wales from Colnaghi & Co., 17 June 1806 (Royal Archives GEO/MAIN/27340, 'A pair [of Drawings of Engagement] with the Russian Cosacks and the French in Holland by Langendyk, £5 5s')
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Dirk Langendyk (1748-1805)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George IV, King of the United Kingdom (1762-1830)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Army-France-Cavalry

Search the collection Army-Russia-Cossack Regiments
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

wash

Measurements

20.0 x 29.0 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Netherlands
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
War operations
Battles
References

Other number(s)

RL 15174

HMD : Haswell Miller, A.E., & Dawnay, N.P., 1970. Military Drawings and Paintings in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, London – HMD 0268

P(D) : van Puyvelde, L., 1944. The Dutch Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle, London – P(D) 202

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