"Cavalry Engagement (jan Jacobsz. Van Der Stoffe 1610–1682)"
Cavalry engagement, signed lower right "Jvd stoffe", oil on panel, 48 x 63 cm. Van der Stoffe was appointed master in 1644 and held numerous positions in the famous Leiden guild, of which he became dean in 1669. As an artist, he specialized in cavalry combats and hunting scenes in the style of Palamedes Palamedesz and Esaias van der Veldes. The current painting is an excellent example of Stoffe's art and a superior specimen of Dutch battle painting. Stoffe's works are housed in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg and the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.