17th-Century Flemish School – Soldiers Playing Cards - Lot 132

17th-Century Flemish School – Soldiers Playing Cards A genre scene depicting a group of soldiers gathered around a table in a dimly lit interior. Oil on an antique oak panel, the reverse of which shows traces of hand planing as well as a collector’s wax seal. A beautiful, lively composition characteristic of 17th-century Flemish painting. Presented in an imposing old frame with molded decoration, bearing a label from the Schipper Fils gallery in Brussels. Some signs of age, wear, and possible earlier restorations. School: Flemish | Period: 17th century, proposed attribution | Medium: oil on hand-planed oak panel | Subject: soldiers gathered around a table | Dimensions with frame: 21 × 25.5 cm | Viewing dimensions: 11 × 15.5 cm | Signature: not identified | Framing: old frame, probably from a later period