Karel Breydel, 1678 Antwerpen – 1733 ebenda
Oil/copper. In the foreground several mounted soldiers interrogate a man. At the right edge an antique portal protrudes into the picture background. The cavalry follows a multi-horse carriage, which can be seen in the middle ground. In the background, an Ottoman city rises behind a city wall. Breydel, called Le Chevalier, was a Flemish painter of battles and cavalry and followed the example of Adam Frans van der Meulen, the leading Flemish painter of battles of the 17th century. Signed at lower right. Min. F.a., frame partly damaged, otherwise good condition. Netherlands, 18th c. H x W approx. 24.2 x 40 cm, ger.
