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Great Cavalry Battle - Fight for the Flag; verso: Landscape sketch
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Prince Nikolaus Esterházy (1765-1833) Vienna (Lugt 1965). [1] [Thierry de Maigret Paris March 26 2014 lot 139]. [Nicolaas Teeuwisse Berlin] sold; to Harvard Art Museums 2015
Notes
[1] See "Az Esterházy Képtár Története Simon Mellar (1915) probably no. 634
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Marian H. Phinney Fund
Title: Great Cavalry Battle - Fight for the Flag; verso: Landscape sketch
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