Lot 396

17TH CENTURY FLEMISH SCHOOL
ALLEGORICAL SCENE WITH ARCHDUKE LEOPOLD WILHELM OF AUSTRIA SLAYING A DRAGON




The Contents of Beal House, Yorkshire | 615
Auction: Day Two: 15 October 2020 | From 11:00
£6,250
Description
oil on canvas
Dimensions
86cm x 204cm (34in x 80in)
Footnote
Note: This work was painted when Leopold was ruler of Spanish Netherlands for a Guild of St. George. The inclusion of the Madonna reflects his staunch Catholicism and the two girls may well be daughters of Guild members.



