Claude louis hector de villars leads the french troops against the austro-dutch of prince eugene of savoy in the battle of denain, an episode of the war of the spanish succession that allowed the french to negotiate a favorable peace despite the series of defeats they had previously suffered. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: 1835. Dimensions: height: 462 cm (15.1 ft); width: 545 cm (17.8 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Claude Louis Hector de Villars. Collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Monvoisin - La bataille de Denain
