Lot 18
“Cavalry Engagement between European and Ottoman Troops”, Follower of Jan van Huchtenburg (Haarlem 1647–1733 Amsterdam)
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Oil on canvas, lined. Metal plaque to the lower frame rail inscribed “Jan van HUCHTENBURG (1646–1733). / Die Türken vor Pressburg”. Inscribed to the stretcher on the reverse “Eigentum / Dr. Joisten / Aachen, Lochnerstr. 21”. Cavalry engagement before fortified architecture with a tower and a stone arched bridge over a body of water; densely grouped horsemen and combatants in European and Ottoman dress, with a white horse seen from behind at the centre, figures and horses lying on the ground in the foreground, and standards, polearms and billowing smoke in the middle distance. Paint layer with pronounced, predominantly fine craquelure. Several small punctures and scattered paint losses along the margins and in the sky. Small areas of retouching in the sky and along the margins. Numerous areas of abrasion and scratching in the dark passages. Frame with numerous cracks and open fractures to the relief ornament, particularly at the corners, together with chips and losses to the decorative finish. Image dimensions 65.5 × 81.5 cm; framed dimensions 77 × 98 cm.Condition: II - III Questions about the lot?
