Dutch painter
Haarlem circa 1609 – after 1647 Amsterdam
A battle scene between cavalry and infantry
Oil on panel : 14,7 X 19,9 cm
Monogrammed lower left “JMDJ” lower left
Frame : 27,3 X 33,5 cm
Jan Martsen de Jonge was an important witness of the last decades of the Eighty Years’ War, during which Holland freed itself from Spanish dominion.
This is an early painting by him, dating from the late 1620s, when Jan Martsen was strongly influenced by his master, his uncle Esaias van de Velde.
All my paintings stand fully documented on my website:
https://www.jeanmoust.com/categories/battle-scenes-and-military-subjects/martsen-de-jonge-jan-2024/a-battle-scene-4712154