Beleg van Breda (blad met ruiters), 1637 1637

"Beleg van Breda (blad met ruiters)" (1637) by Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst depicts a scene from the Siege of Breda, a pivotal event in Dutch history. The artwork, now part of the Rijksmuseum collection, showcases a group of horsemen in the foreground, with the distant city of Breda in the background. The etching's detailed rendering of the figures and landscape, along with the depiction of the Siege, highlights the importance of the event and the skill of the artist, making it a valuable historical document and a piece of Dutch Baroque art.