Attributed to Salvator Rosa

Relining is firm and stable. while there are good passages of paint remaining, the surface has been abraded in many of the brown tones throughout. this is most noticeable in the figures and horses on the left side of the composition. some retouching and reworking can be seen in the clouds/smoke to right of center. under UV: retouches throughout foreground, mostly in the form of reinforcements to the darks and outlines of the figures and horses. small retouches scattered in sky, with larger area over clouds/smoke as mentioned (probably over a repaired tear). In a carved and gilt wood frame.
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This painting is closely related to a work by Rosa in the collection of Lord Spencer, Althorp House and another version on a smaller scale (73 by 107 cm.) in the collection of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome.