[View of the Meuse River with a floating bridge].

Original watercolour showing a pontoon bridge across the Meuse in the Netherlands, drawn on 12 October 1794 by an unidentified French officer. The extensive manuscript caption describes the bridge as having been constructed by the Dutch to facilitate the passage of troops into the Bommelerwaard ("l’isle de Bommel"). Supported by a long series of boats, the bridge spans the river, while soldiers and civilians, horses and carts occupy the foreground and sailing vessels pass on the Meuse. The artist locates the scene near "Boucauve", on an estate belonging to the Prince de Montmorency. The watercolour belongs to a chronological series of eyewitness drawings recording the artist's travels through the Netherlands, Belgium, England and Germany in the 1790s.Numbered "32" on the verso, with remnants of blue paper on the verso, suggesting the work was taken from an album. Otherwise in very good condition.