JAN VAN DER HOECKE (ANTWERP 1611 - ANTWERP OR BRUSSELS 1651)
The Battle of Nördlingen, 1634
1634RCIN 400100
Based on oil sketches by Rubens, this work was executed to hang upon a temporary triumphal arch erected in Antwerp in 1633 to welcome the new Governor of the Netherlands, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (1609 – 41). It is deliberately painted with a ‘broad brush’ as it was exposed to the elements and could only be seen at a distance.
Acquired by Frederick, Prince of Wales, who also commissioned the frame
Cat. 138