. Illustrated catalogue of the private collection of valuable paintings by the old masters and early English artists formed by the late Leon Hirsch of New York. No. 14KARL BREYDEL Flemish: 1677—1744 BATTLE SCENE ;7^ (Panel)Height, 111/2 inches; length, 18 inches An ancient scene of battle is depicted, with great numbers oftroops engaged, horsemen and infantry and wagon trains, ina broad and spacious valley between high hills or mountainsand before a city lying beyond a river. It has been con-jectured that the picture is a representation of the Austriansfighting against the Turks outside Vienna
. Illustrated catalogue of the private collection of valuable paintings by the old masters and early English artists formed by the late Leon Hirsch of New York. No. 14KARL BREYDEL Flemish: 1677—1744 BATTLE SCENE ;7^ (Panel)Height, 111/2 inches; length, 18 inches An ancient scene of battle is depicted, with great numbers oftroops engaged, horsemen and infantry and wagon trains, ina broad and spacious valley between high hills or mountainsand before a city lying beyond a river. It has been con-jectured that the picture is a representation of the Austriansfighting against the Turks outside Vienna. The whole fore-ground is filled with fighting men, on horseback, and prone onthe ground, dying. Some wear turbans, some European hats,and some are hatless in the heat of combat. Officers and menin red and blue, on brown and gray horses, rush at each otherin a conspicuous group in the central foreground, among theirfallen companions at arms and sprawling, wounded horses,with detachments fighting at either side of them. Otherbattling forces are engaged, amid smoke, throughout themiddle distance, the lofty hill on the left throwing a part of thefield in
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