# The Taking of the Château de Joux [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MEULEN, Adam Frans van der]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 90 x 118 cm ## Commentary The Château de Joux overhangs the major international road and trade route that has connected Italy to the Jura, Burgundy, Flanders and Champagne regions since the days of the Roman Empire. Symbol of a thousand years of evolution in the history of fortification, the Château de Joux has witnessed the great European conflicts: the passage of Charles the Bold in 1476, occupation during the 30 Years War in 1639, and surrender during the French conquest of Franche-Comté in 1674. The battle depicted in the painting was fought by Jacques-Henri de Durfort, the Duc de Duras \(1625-1704\), marshal of France, who is thought to be identifiable with the man on horseback in the red coat in the front left. He played a major part in the conquest of Franche-Comté, and was named by Louis XIV governor of that province and marshal in 1675. ## Related artworks - [Battle]() - [Cavalry Engagement]() - [Construction of the Château de Versailles]() - [Crossing the Rhine]() - [Louis XIV Arriving in the Camp in front of Maastricht]() - [Louis XIV at the Taking of Besançon]() - [The Army of Louis XIV in front of Tournai in 1667]() - [The New Château at Saint-Germain-en-Laye]() - [The Surrender of Cambrai]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()