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Born in the late seventeenth century, son of Flemish painter Pieter Casteels II and Elizabeth Bosschaert, Pauwels (sometimes Pauwel) Casteels trained under his father, developing a genre of battle scenes. The foreground of this painting is full of action as cavalry, artillery and infantry of the Holy League laid siege and finally stormed Buda (today the hilly part of Budapest) in June 1686. The army was led by the Duke of Lorraine, one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history. The League, an alliance 74,000 strong, comprised forces of the Holy Roman Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Venetian Republic and the Tsardom of Russia. On 2nd September 1686, by sheer force of numbers after a 74 day siege, Lorraine’s forces successfully stormed the fortified city despite having to cross the river Danube at its foot.
Title
A Cavalry Battle
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 125 x W 247 cm
Accession number
4605
Acquisition method
purchased as part of the Bullough Estate, 1957
Work type
Painting