Louis-Nicolas de Lespinasse (Pouilly 1734-1808 Paris)
Louis-Nicolas de Lespinasse (Pouilly 1734-1808 Paris)

King Louis XIV and his cavalcade approaching the Île des Faisans

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Louis-Nicolas de Lespinasse (Pouilly 1734-1808 Paris)
King Louis XIV and his cavalcade approaching the Île des Faisans
signed, inscribed and dated 'Dessiné par M. de Lespinasse Ancien/ Officier de Grenadiers Royaux en 1775.' and inscribed 'PLAN/ DE L'ISLE DE/ la Conférence/ Ou le Traité de la Paix/ générale entre la France et/ l'Espagne a été conclu/ ensemble le Mariage du/ Roi avec l'Infante et l'entourage/ des deux Rois par leur/ premiers Ministres Monseig r./ le Cardinal de Mazarin/ et Dom. Louis d'Haro. en 1659.', with letters inscribed on the drawing intended to denote a key to the event portrayed, and with partial trimmed inscription

pen and black and brown ink, watercolour heightened with white, black ink framing lines
14 x 19 5/8 in. (35.6 x 49.8 cm.)
来源
Sir Hilary Waddington (1903-1989).

拍品专文

Lespinasse specialized in extraordinarily detailed bird's-eye urban views. The present drawing shows the large cavalcade of Louis XIV approaching the Île des Faisans to sign the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659. The Treaty of the Pyrenees ended the Franco-Spanish War fought between 1635 and 1659, which was an offshoot of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). As a result, the Île des Faisans situated on the borders of France and Spain was jointly ruled by the two countries. In Lespinasse's drawing, the island is clearly seen between the towns of Hendaye (France) and Irun (Spain) which are shown in the centre of the composition marked 'H' and 'I' respectively.  Another provision of the treaty was the marriage of Maria Theresa, King Philip IV's eldest daughter to King Louis XIV in 1660, ensuring the peace.

Lespinasse made this drawing after an engraving published in 1659 by Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu (d. 1674) (see British Museum, London, inv. 1925,0728.16). The drawing is more detailed than the engraving but omits the cartouche and key at the top.

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