David Teniers the Younger (Antwerp 1610-Brussels 1690)
The Drummer Signed and dated 1647
RCIN 406577
This military painting was probably executed for Archduke Leopold William, commander-in-chief of the Spanish army. Teniers presents soldiers milling around in their camp with a still-life vignette in the foreground. The discarded armour perhaps hints at the imminent cessation of the war.
