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ANTONY See also: born in Brussels, was called to See also: Paris about 1666 by See also: Colbert, at the instance of Le Brun, to fill the See also: post of See also: battle painter to See also: Louis XIV
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His paintings during the
See also: campaigns of See also: Flanders (1667) so delighted Louis that from that date See also: Van der Meulen was ordered to accompany him in all his expeditions
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In 1673 he was received into the French See also: Academy, attained the grade of councillor in 1681, and died full of honours in Paris in 169o
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He is best represented by the series of twenty-three paintings, mostly executed for Louis XIV., now in the Louvre
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The show that he always retained his Flemish predilections in point of colour, although his See also: style was modified by that of the French school
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