The Battle of Bautersem during the Ten Days’ Campaign

Nicolaas Pieneman (signed by artist), 1833

On 2 August 1831 Dutch troops invaded Belgium, which had seceded from the Netherlands in 1830. At the Battle of Bautersem, near Louvain, the horse that was ridden by the Prince of Orange, later King William II, was shot from beneath him. Nicolaas Pieneman recorded this heroic moment. Although the Ten Days’ Campaign enflamed nationalist sentiments, it ended in a truce, and Belgium remained independent.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3913
  • Dimensionsheight 46 cm x width 60.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The Battle of Bautersem during the Ten Days’ Campaign
    • The Engagement at Bautersem
  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3913

  • Description

    De slag bij Bautersem, 12 augustus 1831, gedurende de Tiendaagse Veldtocht. De staf van de prins van Oranje bestaande uit bereden officieren verzameld voor een boerenhuis. In het midden staat de prins naast zijn paard dat gewond is geraakt, naast de prins majoor Hoyel. Rechts soldaten van de infanterie en een gewonde officier. In het verschiet het slagveld.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘N. Pieneman 1833’


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Nicolaas Pieneman (signed by artist)

  • Dating

    1833

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 46 cm x width 60.5 cm


This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1831-08-12


Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1957

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    …; collection family De Pesters;{Note RMA.} from whom to the dealer Bekker, Zeist;{Note RMA.} from whom, fl. 1,200, to the museum, 1957

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.


Documentation

  • Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).


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