Jean Vesque de Puttelange
Jean Vesque de Puttelange, born in Brussels, was a government official of the Holy Roman Empire, serving in administrations in the Habsburg Netherlands and Vienna. He belonged to a family originally from Lorraine, the Vesques de Puttelange. He was the father of the diplomat Johann Vesque von Püttlingen, who composed operas and songs under the pseudonym 'J. van Hoven'.
Surrender of Brussels, December 1790
The Battle of Fleurus, with French observation balloon at top right
The Lubomirski Palace in Opole Lubelskie, designed c.1770 by i.a. Domenico Merlini
The women's quarter in the Conciergerie prisons, Paris, where the seven year-old princess Rosalia Alexandra Lubomirska was held in 1794.
Johann Vesque von Püttlingen
Johann Vesque von Püttlingen, born J. Vesque de Puttelange, was an Austrian lawyer, diplomat, author, composer and singer. His full name and title in German was Johann Vesque, Freiherr von Püttlingen.
Johann Vesque von Püttlingen in 1838. Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber
His birthplace, Lubomirski Palace in Opole Lubelskie, designed c.1770 by i.a. Domenico Merlini