Courtly Procession before Abstpoel Castle, Esaias van de Velde, 1619

Courtly procession on a tree-lined road, moated castle in left distance. Large coulisse tree in left foreground, open hillside before woods beyond at right. Man in center foreground standing on his head. The work depicts margaretha van mechelen riding out with prince maurits near abspoel house in the vicinity of oegstgeest. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: 1619. Place of creation: Netherlands. Dimensions: height: 102 cm (40.1 in) ; width: 176 cm (69.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art. Esaias van de Velde I - Courtly Procession before Abstpoel Castle - 83.122 - Minneapolis Institute of Arts