Jan Peeter Verdussen

He is known mainly for his battle scenes, incidents of camp life and equestrian paintings.

He likely travelled to Rome some time after his departure from Turin and before moving to France.

He was influenced by the leading Dutch battle painter Philips Wouwerman.

At the same time his work showed the influence of the Bamboccianti, the Dutch and Flemish genre painters of low life themes active in Rome in the 17th century.

During his residence in Turin as the court painter of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia he was commissioned to depict the victories of his patron.

The two paintings representing the Battle of Guastalla were probably executed in 1743 and are now in the Sabauda Gallery in Turin.

They represent various scenes with horses in nature engaging in activities such as hunting, battle, cart pulling and agricultural work.