Circle of Sebastian Vrancx (Antwerp 1573-1647)
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Circle of Sebastian Vrancx (Antwerp 1573-1647)

The Battle between Officers Bréauté and Gerard Abrahamsz., called Lekkerbeetje, at Vught, 5 February 1600

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Circle of Sebastian Vrancx (Antwerp 1573-1647)
The Battle between Officers Bréauté and Gerard Abrahamsz., called Lekkerbeetje, at Vught, 5 February 1600
oil on copper
4 5/8 x 7¼ in. (11.7 x 18.4 cm.)
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Lot Essay

Based on a composition by Vrancx, of which several versions are known, none of which have been accepted as autograph works by Joost vander Auwera and Laurijssen.
The painting depicts a notorious incident that occurred during the Eighty Years War after Bréauté, a French nobleman in the service of Prince Maurits of Orange, had insulted the Lord of Grobbendonck, the Governor of the pro-Spanish city of s'Hertogenbosch. A duel between the two was subsequently arranged and each arrived with twenty horsemen (the incident is also known as 'The Battle of the Forty'). However, it was soon discovered that Grobbendonck had sent his Lieutenant, Leckerbeetje, in his place. Enraged, Bréauté immediately killed him, whereupon a violent battle ensued, in which the Frenchman was eventually defeated and killed.

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