Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Cavalry Battle By A Fort 1780s the Bath Royal Literary and

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meeting the viewer with calm intelligence

This further guides us as we navigate the scene

having heard a story regarding the smell of the place

There she sits

Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Cavalry Battle By A Fort 1780s the Bath Royal Literary andThis early 18th century Flemish oil painting depicts an animated cavalry battle before a stone fort with a tower. Its reminiscent of works by German artist Georg Philipp Rugendas (1666 1742). The sudden gallop of hooves, war cries, and the clanking of swords fracture the mornings silence. Carnage ensues, and the fallen lie prone. An arrow hurtles towards a horseback rider who raises his shield in hopeful desperation. Battle scenes such as these were