Franciscus Hamers

The fact that he was referred to as Capiteyn (captain) likely means that he was a member of the Antwerp civil militia, a so-called schutterij.

A small number of works with a similar style and subject matter were later grouped together by art historian Marijke de Kinkelder under the provisional notname 'Pseudo-Van Douw'.

In particular works of notably Dutch painters such as Philips Wouwerman, Pieter van Laer and Nicolaes Pietersz.

Berchem were often the inspiration for these artists due to the market demand for battle and hunting scenes at the time.

These works were produced in large quantities and distributed internationally to France, Austria, Spain and Portugal through art-dealers such as Guillam Forchondt and Bartholomeus Floquet.