Pieter van Bloemen, called Standaard Antwerp 1657 - 1720

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

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Description

Pieter van Bloemen, called Standaard
A military convoy being ambushed by bandits
signed with initials and dated upper right: P.V.B/ 1719
oil on canvas

Provenance

Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Lady'), London, Christie's, 5 July 1996, lot 315.

Catalogue Note

For a similar cavalry skirmish in a rocky landscape see the painting by Van Bloemen formerly in a private collection, Rome (reproduced in A. Busiri Vici, "Aggiunte per lo Stendardo", in L'Urbe, nos. 3-4, May - August 1981, reprinted in B. Jatta (ed.), Scritti d'Arte, Rome 1990, p. 80, fig. 2).