Frederik Hendrik Besieging Schenkenschans, April 1636 — Gerrit van Santen

Gerrit van Santen. Painted c. 1644 - c. 1647.

Thirteen paintings once hung in a gallery glorifying Frederick Henry’s military triumphs. This is the only one that has been preserved: it depicts his victory on 29 April 1636 at Schenkenschans, on the Republic’s eastern border where the rivers Rhine and Waal split. Whoever controls this stronghold, controls access to the country. While Schenkenschans is being attacked from the rivers, a fierce battle between a combined Dutch-French army and Spanish forces is raging in the foreground.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 141.7 × 55.4 cm

Print: 119 × 46.5 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028708. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.