| The Battle of Lauffeld | |
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| Artist | Auguste Couder |
| Year | 1836 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 465 cm× 543 cm(183 in× 214 in) |
| Location | Palace of Versailles, Versailles |
The Battle of Lauffeld (French: Bataille de Lawfeld) is an 1836 history painting by the French artist Auguste Couder. It portrays a view of the Battle of Lauffeld fought on 2 July 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession. The battle, fought in Limburg ended in a French victory over the Pragmatic Army under the command of the Duke of Cumberland. The painting depicts a moment that the British Huguenot general John Ligonier was captured after leading a daring cavalry charge deep into the French lines. The French monarch Louis XV and his German-born Marshal Maurice de Saxe are shown on horseback. [1]
The painting was commissioned in 1835 by the French monarch Louis Philippe I for the new Museum of French History at the Palace of Versailles. Couder was paid 12,000 Francs for producing the work. [2] It was displayed at the Salon of 1836 held at the Louvre in Paris. Today the work is in the Galerie des Batailles at Versailles. [3]
