Cavalry on its way to the Ten-day Battle near Hasselt

Details

Andreas Schelfhout (Dutch, 1787-1870)
Cavalry on its way to the Ten-day Battle near Hasselt
signed A.Schelfhout' (lower right)
oil on panel
22 x 29 cm.

Provenance

Anonymous Sale, Neumeister, München, 13-14 March 1985, lot 1175.
Anonymous Sale, Sotheby's, London, 27 November 1985, lot 107.
Anonymous Sale, Sotheby's, London, 7 June 1989, lot 12.
Kunsthandel Simonis & Buunk, Ede, year unknown.

Literature

Willem Laanstra, Andreas Schelfhout 1787-1870, Amsterdam 1995, p. 186, cat.no. ZO 22-2, ill.
Josephine Woldring, Hollandse Romantiek, Schilders van het dagelijkse leven in de 19e eeuw, Alkmaar 2001, p. 93, ill., as: De veldslag.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The present lot depicts manoeuvres during the Ten-day Battle near Hasselt in August of 1831. The Dutch troops were under the command of the General De Constant Rebeigne and the Duke of Saksen Weimar. The Belgian army was led by General Damme.

The composition clearly shows the skill of Schelfhout. A panoramic view of a sweeping plain is animated in the foreground by advancing troups and spectators. With unsurpassed clarity he depict the battle taking place in the distance.

The present lot is a fine rarety in the oeuvreof the artist,as it is both historical and anecdotic in its subject matter.

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