Soldiers on horseback near an encampment

Details

Jacob de Heusch (Utrecht 1656-1701)
Soldiers on horseback near an encampment
signed 'JDHeúsch : f' (lower left, strengthened)
oil on canvas
47.5 x 40.4 cm.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Lempertz, Cologne, 11 June 1979, lot 76, as Willem de Heusch.
In the collection of the present owner for at least 20 years.

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Lot Essay

Jacob de Heusch is best known for his Italian landscapes in the style of Salvator Rosa and the 'vedute' he painted of Rome. The present picture is one of the few examples of his 'Bambocciate'. Both subject and composition are largely based on Philips Wouwerman and the style is similar to that of his 'Bentveughel'-brother Pieter van Bloemen, who was also resident in Rome when De Heusch lived in the city between circa 1675-1693.

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