Louis XIV at the Siege of Cambrai; Seen from the South-West (March 20-April 19; 1677); probably 1680s; Red chalk; over black chalk; squared in black chalk; framing line in pen and black ink; 18 1/2 x 37 9/16 in. (47 x 95.4 cm); Drawings; studio of Adam Frans van der Meulen (Flemish; Brussels 1632-1690 Paris); Flemish by birth and training; Adam Frans van der Meulen; called to Paris in 1664; owes his reputation to the battle scenes commemorating Louis XIV's military exploits. As 'Ordinary Painter of the King's Conquests'; Van der Meulen joined the French army on its campaigns; painstakingly recording the subjugated towns on paper