Josephus Jodecus Moerenhut (Flemish 1801 – 1875) was the painter of this picture, and he belonged to the modern Dutch School; his birth-place was Eekeren, near Antwerp, but he settled early in life at the Hague, where he was, we believe, still resident. His works plainly indicate that he has made Wouwerman his model; they consist, almost without exception, of skirmishes of cavalry, military halts, interiors of stables, hunting-scenes, and in fact, of all subjects in which he can appropriately introduce, as a leading feature, his favorite animal, the horse.