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Van Der Meulen

Graphic Abstract Acrylic Painting by Dutch artist Jan van der Meulen, 2008
Graphic Abstract Acrylic Painting by Dutch artist Jan van der Meulen, 2008

Graphic Abstract Acrylic Painting by Dutch artist Jan van der Meulen, 2008

Located in Los Angeles, CA

DuPainted in 2008, this acrylic work on mounted canvas board demonstrates Jan van der Meulen's signature approach to bold color and expressive form.

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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Portrait Battle Horse Van Der Meulen Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas
Portrait Battle Horse Van Der Meulen Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas

Portrait Battle Horse Van Der Meulen Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Circle of Adam Frans van der Meulen (Brussels 1632 – Paris 1690) Equestrian portrait with battle scene in the background Oil on canvas?

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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Boudewyns after Meulen - 17th Century Etching, The Valley Road
Boudewyns after Meulen - 17th Century Etching, The Valley Road

Boudewyns after Meulen - 17th Century Etching, The Valley Road

Located in Corsham, GB

A meticulously detailed etching by Adriaen Frans Boudewyns (1644-1719) after Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632-1690). The scene depicts an idyllic landscape with various travellers and...

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Early 18th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Ringelnatzer
Ringelnatzer

Ringelnatzer

Located in Wien, 9

Dirk van der Meulen (from 1982: Dirk Lumen), born 1945 in Gronau/Westphalia.

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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tycho Brahe Watch
Tycho Brahe Watch

Tycho Brahe Watch

Located in Wien, 9

Dirk van der Meulen (from 1982: Dirk Lumen), born 1945 in Gronau/Westphalia.

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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Entry of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa into Douai, 1667 - In the War of Devolution
Entry of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa into Douai, 1667 - In the War of Devolution

Entry of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa into Douai, 1667 - In the War of Devolution

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Entry of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa into Douai, 1667 - Engraved After Van der Meulen Description: This is an original steel engraving from 1860, created after a painting by ...

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Antique 1860s Prints

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Paper

Early 18th Century Engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720
Early 18th Century Engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720

Early 18th Century Engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720

Located in Nantucket, MA

This engraving is most likely after an original painting by by Sieuwert van der Meulen, engraved by Adolf van der Laan, and published by Petrus Schenk circa 1720; van der Meulen and ...

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Antique 1720s Dutch Baroque Prints

Materials

Paper

17thC Huge Flemish Oil Painting On Canvas, Rhineland Landscape with Sportsmen
17thC Huge Flemish Oil Painting On Canvas, Rhineland Landscape with Sportsmen

17thC Huge Flemish Oil Painting On Canvas, Rhineland Landscape with Sportsmen

Located in Cheltenham, GB

It’s said that the two met during a stay in Paris when Boudewijns was in the service of Flemish painter Adam Frans van der Meulen. By collaborating, the viewer is presented with the ...

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17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Oil on Canvas "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" After Bartolomé Esteban Murrillo
Large Oil on Canvas "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" After Bartolomé Esteban Murrillo

Large Oil on Canvas "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" After Bartolomé Esteban Murrillo

By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

There he became familiar with Flemish painting and the "Treatise on Sacred Images" of Molanus (Ian van der Meulen or Molano). The great commercial importance of Seville at the time e...

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Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood

Portrait of Monsieur Aubert, a ceremonial portrait by Nicolas de Largillière
Portrait of Monsieur Aubert, a ceremonial portrait by Nicolas de Largillière

Portrait of Monsieur Aubert, a ceremonial portrait by Nicolas de Largillière

By Nicolas de Largillière

Located in PARIS, FR

The Flemish battle painter Adam Frans van der Meulen (1631 or 1632-1690) introduced him to Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) who, as First Painter to King Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715) and dire...

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1720s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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This print shows: two nobles on horseback riding in an architectural garden.

This print shows: two nobles on horseback riding in an architectural garden.

By Sieuwert van der Meulen

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

(Nagler 3) (Transl: Collection of views and perspectives engraved into copper after life or otherwise by Siewert van der Meulen in 1707.) Sieuwert van der Meulen (1663-1730) was an ...

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Early 18th Century More Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Louis XIV - the Sun King - at the battle of the canal of Bruges
Louis XIV - the Sun King - at the battle of the canal of Bruges

Louis XIV - the Sun King - at the battle of the canal of Bruges

By Adam Frans van der Meulen

Located in Antwerp, BE

Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632-1690) (and studio) Louis XIV and the defeat of the Spanish army near the Bruges canal H 50cm B 75,5cm H 74cm B 98,5cm (framed) Oil on canvas Adam Fra...

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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Waarneming over eene ongemeene wanstaltigheid aan de vingers van beide de handen
Waarneming over eene ongemeene wanstaltigheid aan de vingers van beide de handen

Waarneming over eene ongemeene wanstaltigheid aan de vingers van beide de handen

By Pieter Hermanus Luitjes van der Meulen

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

(Briefing of the activities of the Royal Dutch Royal Society of science, literature and art in Amsterdam). Made by v.d. Meulen after J.F. Kluyskens. Pieter Hermanus Luitjes van der...

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1820s More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Study of Three Bulldogs, Oil on Canvas,  19th Century

Study of Three Bulldogs, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century

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H 14.18 in W 17.72 in D 1.97 in

Study of Three Bulldogs, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century

Located in Paris, FR

Study of three bulldogs - oil on canvas - signed low left Van der Meulen - EDM U.D. Meulen, wellknown animal painter - This paintings is present in the famous book of animal painte...

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Antique 19th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Gouache by Hendrik van Velthoven Marriage Scene
18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Gouache by Hendrik van Velthoven Marriage Scene

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Gouache by Hendrik van Velthoven Marriage Scene

Located in Gouda, NL

Pendant portraits of Jan Bartholomeus de Malnoë (1702–1750) and his wife Catharina Gasparina van der Meulen (1707–1750) are preserved in the Museum Lakenhal in Leiden.[3] In Utrecht ...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Battle scene Oil painting on canvas Attributed to Karel Breydel
Battle scene Oil painting on canvas Attributed to Karel Breydel

Battle scene Oil painting on canvas Attributed to Karel Breydel

By Karel Breydel

Located in Milan, IT

Questi quadri sono ingegnosamente composti e dipinti con grande spirito alla maniera di Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632-1690), il principale pittore di battaglie di Anversa del XVII ...

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Late 18th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Louis XIV and his army at the crossing of the Rhine by Adam-Frans van der Meulen
Louis XIV and his army at the crossing of the Rhine by Adam-Frans van der Meulen

Louis XIV and his army at the crossing of the Rhine by Adam-Frans van der Meulen

By Adam Frans van der Meulen

Located in PARIS, FR

Related works : • Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Adam Frans van der Meulen, oil on canvas : 103 x 159 cm • Louvre Museum, Adam Frans Van der Meulen, oil on canvas: 49 × 111 cm • Musée des Be...

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1670s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hermes Cotton Scarf Chevaux D Apres Van Der Meulen Horses RARE
Hermes Cotton Scarf Chevaux D Apres Van Der Meulen Horses RARE

Hermes Cotton Scarf Chevaux D Apres Van Der Meulen Horses RARE

By Hermès

Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique

BEAUTIFUL AND RARE AUTHENTIC HERMES SCARF Pattern: Chevaux (Horses) d'Apres Van Der MEULEN Made in France Designed by Hugo Grygkor in 1951.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Scarves

Flemish Copper Engraving after Van der Meulen
Flemish Copper Engraving after Van der Meulen

Flemish Copper Engraving after Van der Meulen

Located in Pembroke, MA

Lovely detailed black and white copper engraving, on two joined sheets, entitled, "Vue de la Ville de Gray en Franche Comte", "distribue par l'Auteur, en l'Hostel des Manufactures de...

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Antique 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Giltwood, Paper, Ink

The Siege of Douai, a red chalk drawing  preparatory to the tapestry cartoon
The Siege of Douai, a red chalk drawing  preparatory to the tapestry cartoon

The Siege of Douai, a red chalk drawing preparatory to the tapestry cartoon

By Adam Frans van der Meulen

Located in PARIS, FR

With lively execution and precise details, Van der Meulen presents a dramatic moment: the death of the horse of one of the king's guards, struck by an enemy cannonball, during the Ki...

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1660s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Paper

17th Century Battle Scene Painting Oil on Panel by Meulen
17th Century Battle Scene Painting Oil on Panel by Meulen

17th Century Battle Scene Painting Oil on Panel by Meulen

Located in Milan, IT

Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632-1690) Battle scene Oil on panel, 18 x 21 cm With frame, 37 x 42 cm Pupil of Peeter Sanyers (1592-1666), Adam Frans van der Meulen (Brussels 1632...

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Antique 17th Century French Paintings

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Wood

Antique 17th or 18th century Dutch Men on horses in Battle in a landscape
Antique 17th or 18th century Dutch Men on horses in Battle in a landscape

Antique 17th or 18th century Dutch Men on horses in Battle in a landscape

By Karel Breydel

Located in Woodbury, CT

These paintings are ingeniously composed and painted with the spirit after the manner of Adam Frans van der Meulen, the leading Flemish battle painter of the 17th century.

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Early 1700s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Antique 17th or 18th century Dutch Men on horses in Battle in a landscape
Antique 17th or 18th century Dutch Men on horses in Battle in a landscape

Antique 17th or 18th century Dutch Men on horses in Battle in a landscape

By Karel Breydel

Located in Woodbury, CT

These paintings are ingeniously composed and painted with the spirit after the manner of Adam Frans van der Meulen, the leading Flemish battle painter of the 17th century.

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Early 1700s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Important 18th Century Tile Panel Depicting the Whale Hunt
Important 18th Century Tile Panel Depicting the Whale Hunt

Important 18th Century Tile Panel Depicting the Whale Hunt

Located in AMSTERDAM, NH

It has been painted after an etching of Adolf van der Laan, after a drawing of Siewert van der Meulen, on a true scale.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic

The Stagecoach Robbery, Early 18th-Century French Oil Painting
The Stagecoach Robbery, Early 18th-Century French Oil Painting

The Stagecoach Robbery, Early 18th-Century French Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

Michel Landois trained at the Académie de Saint-Luc in Paris, and his works were influenced by the oeuvre of Flemish artist Adam Frans van der Meulen. This particular piece is often ...

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1710s French School Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th Century Painting Boys Playing Dice After Bartolome' Murillo
18th Century Painting Boys Playing Dice After Bartolome' Murillo

18th Century Painting Boys Playing Dice After Bartolome' Murillo

Located in London, GB

He became familiar with Flemish painting and the "Treatise on Sacred Images" of Molanus Ian van der Meulen or Molano. As his painting developed, his more important works ev...

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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Oil Painting Pincher Dog, Edmond van der Meulen
19th Century Oil Painting Pincher Dog, Edmond van der Meulen

19th Century Oil Painting Pincher Dog, Edmond van der Meulen

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

Dimensions: 47 x 34 cm Van der Meulen was student at the Brussels Academy.

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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Belle Époque Paintings

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Canvas, Pine, Paint

Hermès Cotton Scarf Chevaux D'Après Van Der Meulen Horses RARE
Hermès Cotton Scarf Chevaux D'Après Van Der Meulen Horses RARE

Hermès Cotton Scarf Chevaux D'Après Van Der Meulen Horses RARE

By Hermès

Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique

Beautiful and Rare Authentic Hermès Scarf Pattern: Chevaux d'Après Van Der MEULEN (Horses) Designed by Hugo Grygkor in 1951.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Scarves

Cavalerie in gevecht
Cavalerie in gevecht

Cavalerie in gevecht

By Jan van Huchtenburg

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Cavalerie in gevecht Etching, 1667-1690 Signed in the plate From: Battle Scenes, from a series of four plates showing battle scenes after van der Meulen after design by Adam Frans v...

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1670s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Sword fight between two riders
Sword fight between two riders

Sword fight between two riders

By Jan van Huchtenburg

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Sword fight between two riders Etching, 1667-1690 Signed with the artist's initials in the plate (see photo) From: Battle Scenes (from a series of four plates representing cavalry en...

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1670s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Landscape with Millhouse and Figures
Landscape with Millhouse and Figures

Landscape with Millhouse and Figures

By Cornelis Huysmans

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

At the outset of his career he practised at Malines, where he married in 1682, and worked with various artists, including van der Meulen, for whom he painted both landscape backgroun...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Meissonier, Jean-louis-ernest Watercolor
Meissonier, Jean-louis-ernest Watercolor

Meissonier, Jean-louis-ernest Watercolor

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Meissonier determined to become the modern van der Meulen (Adam Frans van der Meulen, the prestigious military painter to Louis XIV), and shifted from historical genre to images of m...

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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Riverside landscape, a painting on oak panel by Jacques d'Arthois (1636 - 1686)
Riverside landscape, a painting on oak panel by Jacques d'Arthois (1636 - 1686)

Riverside landscape, a painting on oak panel by Jacques d'Arthois (1636 - 1686)

Located in PARIS, FR

The inclusion of these characters to animate landscapes (called staffage in English and German) was generally done by other painters and Jacques d'Arthois' collaboration with charact...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oak, Oil

Basset Hound in a Forrest

Basset Hound in a Forrest

By Edmond Van Der Meulen

Located in New York, NY

Dog and Animal Paintings Inscribed in French at bottom: ?€œTo My Friend E. Trichofet?€� Oil on canvas, 21½ x 15 3/4 inches Framed: 30½ x 24 3/4 inches

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19th Century Paintings

Portrait of An American Bulldog, 19th Century  by Edmond Van Der Meulen (
Portrait of An American Bulldog, 19th Century  by Edmond Van Der Meulen (

Portrait of An American Bulldog, 19th Century by Edmond Van Der Meulen (

By Edmond Van Der Meulen

Located in Blackwater, GB

Portrait of An American Bulldog, 19th Century by Edmond Van Der Meulen (1841-1905) - one of a pair 19th Century Portrait of an American Bulldog, oil on panel by Edmond Van Der Meul...

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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Located in Paris, Île-de-France

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Located in Douglas, Isle of Man

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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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By Flemish School, 17th Century

Located in Stockholm, SE

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By Peter Monamy

Located in Hagley, England

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18th Century Neoclassical Oil Painting of the Trojan War: Briseis & Achilles

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By James Thornhill

Located in London, GB

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Located in Riva del Garda, IT

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    Ludwig Mies van der Rohe lived in the Lake Shore Drive apartment towers in Chicago. He moved to the city in 1938. Once there, Mies worked as an architect. He also served as the dean of the Illinois Institute of Technology. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Mies van der Rohe furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Marcel Breuer designed tubular steel furniture with Mies van der Rohe. It was Breuer who came up with the idea for using the material as a base for chairs, tables and other furnishings after he became fascinated by the frame of his bicycle. You'll find a variety of vintage tubular steel furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    No, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is not famous for Gothic architecture. The period of Gothic architecture ranges from the 12th to 16th centuries. Mies van der Rohe was active from the 1920s to the 1960s. Historians consider him a modernist designer and architect. You'll find a collection of Mies van der Rohe furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    No, not everything that Mies van der Rohe produced is considered Bauhaus architecture. Generally, designs he created during the early 1930s, like the Villa Tugendhat in Brno, Czech Republic, fall under the category. Mies van der Rohe continued to design buildings for decades to come and experimented in a variety of styles. Shop a collection of Mies van der Rohe furniture on 1stDibs.