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Description: | In a dense wood, a coach party and horsemen is attacked. In the centre, a man in a red jacket leaps on horseback to the right, firing a pistol at an unseen target. Behind, to the left, several men, some on horseback, fight with swords; a man fires a rifle, extreme left. In the centre, a coach or covered wagon, in which a woman prays to heaven. On the ground nearby, the corpse of a dead man, with a dog baring its teeth; another snarling dog, right, attacked by a man with a sword. Two mounted soldiers with tall hats approach from the mid-distance, right. This is one of a set of six paintings (PC.158 (1-6)) possibly originally conceived as tapestry designs. Partly overpainted, reputedly in the late nineteenth century. | Subjects: | landscape; figure; animal (horses; dogs) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Malleyn, Gerrit (Dutch artist, 1753-1816) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8764... | Go to resource |
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