Philips Wouwerman (Haarlem 1619-Haarlem 1668)
A Battle-piece with Soldiers Plundering c.1640-66
Oil on panel | 45.7 x 64.4 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406157
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This painting is in poor condition but seems to be an original of Wouwermans. On a slope before a village with a domed church, numerous mounted and foot soldiers plunder the inhabitants; on the right an officer mounted on a white horse looks down to a kneeling old woman.
Provenance
Fist recorded in the collection of James II
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Medium and techniques
Oil on panel
Measurements
45.7 x 64.4 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
62.6 x 80.9 x 5.0 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Troops plundering, previously entitled
