Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632–1690)

• Was a Flemish painter and draughtsman.
• Adam was born in Brussels.
• He was the eldest of the seven children.
• He was registered in 1651 at the Brussels Guild of Saint Luke as the pupil of Peter Snayers.
• Van der Meulen's earliest works was cavalry skirmishes.
• Van der Meulen was involved in the design of multiple tapestry series.
• His pupils and workshop assistants included Saveur Lecomte, Mathieu Dufresnet, Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin (II), Nicolas de Largillière, Jan van Huchtenburg, Jean-Baptiste Martin and François Duchatel.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Adam Frans van der Meulen, 1687, by Pieter van Schuppen after Nicolas de Largillière.
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