Esgret de Rainville, active 1750

The Battle of Bassignana, 27 July 1745, between the French Troops, led by the Maréchal de Maillebois, and the Spanish Troops, led by the Conde de Gages

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Esgret de Rainville, active 1750
The Battle of Bassignana, 27 July 1745, between the French Troops, led by the Maréchal de Maillebois, and the Spanish Troops, led by the Conde de Gages
signed 'Esgret de Rainville . fecit 1750' (lower left) and inscribed 'CETTE BATAILLE A PRIS LE NOM DE BASSIGNANA DE LA PLAINE OÙ SE RÉUNIRENT APRÈS AVOIR PASSÉ LE TANARO LES COLONNES FRANÇOISES . COMMANDÉES PAR MONSEIGNEUR LE MARECHAL DE MAILLEBOIS ET LES COLONNES ESPAGNOLLES ALA TESTE DES QUELLES ETOIT MONSIEUR LE COMTE DE GAGES . SOUS LES ORDRES DE. S.A.R. L'INFANT DOM PHILIPPE LE 27.7. BRE 1745.'
oil on canvas
81¼ x 151¼in. (206.4 x 384.3cm.)

Lot Essay

The battle depicted occurred during the War of Succession of 1742-1746 waged by Don Felipe (1720-1765), son of Philip V of Spain and son-in-law of Louis XV of France, between his French and Spanish troops and the Austrian and Sardinian armies. Don Felipe's ambitions were aroused when Charles VI, the Holy Roman Emperor, died in 1740 without an heir, stimulating Don Felipe to launch an attempt to revive ancient interests in the Holy Roman Empire. The treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 ended the war and, as part of the treaty, Don Felipe gained control of the Duchy of Parma.

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