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aristocrats, magistrates and high clergy in their colourful clothes of the period. Many of the figures have their head turned towards the viewer and have been painted as true portraits. In the center front, Duchatel has included a self-portrait holding a piece of paper on which are written his name and the date 1668. Standing on his right are two of his artist friends. On his left is another artist friend on horseback and another person on his feet who is probably the city architect. The work shows his ability to depict large groups of people in movement. Duchatel painted a number of other paintings of large official events such as
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He painted genre subjects that were popular in his time. This included guardroom scenes, i.e. paintings that depict officers and soldiers engaged in merrymaking in an interior. These scenes often included mercenaries and prostitutes dividing booty, harassing captives or indulging in other forms of
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depicts a guardroom with some soldiers sitting around a round table gambling and smoking. On the right side of the room there are pieces of armour on the floor, a war standard leaning against a wall and various swords hanging from a wall. The armour depicted in the two pictures was already out of
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which depicts a very similar scene and composition. Duchatel's work shows a view of the
Vrijdagmarkt (Friday Square) of Ghent with crowds of people and soldiers. A cavalcade is advancing from left to right on the foreground. It is led by the governor general followed by a suit of Flemish
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likely because his paintings of village feasts show some ressamblance with works of that master. There are no records that corroborate such an apprenticeship. He is also mentioned as a pupil of the
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date at the time it was painted since metal armours, breast plates and helmets fell out of use from the 1620s. It is possible that in line with the moralizing intent of the genre, the armour is a reference to the
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Some of his most original works depict important historical events on large canvases with many figures. This includes 'The
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Alternative names: Frans
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