Follower of Jan van Huchtenburg (Dutch 1647-1733), Belgrade (2)

Follower of Jan van Huchtenburg Belgrade - Prince Eugene of Savoy directing troops; Aftermath of the battleOil on canvas, a pairThe latter inscribed iMC. / 1717 (on the horse's pack)Each 108.5 x 172cm (42½ x 67½ in.) (2)Provenance:Private collection, South GermanySale, Sotheby's, London, Old Masters, 8 May 2019, lot 126, where purchased by the present ownerThe Siege of Belgrade ended on the 17th August 1717 with the conquest of the fortress of Belgrade and defeat of the Ottomans by Austrian troops under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy (d.1736) who is depicted in the first picture on a white horse. These views depict the battle from different angles, showing Belgrade at the confluence of the rivers Danube and Sava. The first picture includes two trompe-l'oeil scrolls, one depicting a map, taken from an engraving by Gabriel Bodenehr, the other provides a key to the topography and action. Jan van Huchtenburg was Court painter to Prince Eugene and a similar view of the siege, from a similar raised vantage point is in the Galeria Sabauda, Turin, no.898.