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A General Giving Instructions During a Cavalry Fight
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A General Giving Instructions During a Cavalry Fight

Jan van Huchtenburg · 1688 - 1733 · engraving; mezzotint; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A general, possibly Charles II of Lorraine, gives his men instructions with his sword during a mounted combat. To the right a trumpeter on horseback. On the ground wounded and dying soldiers and horses. In the background burning buildings and fighting riders.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineEen generaal geeft aanwijzingen tijdens een ruitergevecht. 1688 - 1733. Jan van Huchtenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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