The Turks before Vienna

n a hilly landscape, against a deep sky, Ottoman and Habsburg soldiers are engaged in heavy horseback combat. In the foreground of the painting, two soldiers with raised swords are chasing two Ottoman warriors armed with sabers, who are turning to face their attackers. Framing the scene is a fallen rider at the lower right corner of the painting, looking concernedly at his horse lying lifeless on the ground at the left edge of the painting. In the background on the left, the battle intensifies all the way to the horizon, while on the right, an estate surrounded by trees is visible on a hill.

The work is neither signed nor dated. Based on the historical event depicted, it has been dated to after 1683 in literature discussing the work.

The following details are found on the back:

On the frame: in black pen "K.1194" (recovery number Depot Kremsmünster, Austria); in yellow grease pencil "2" (unidentified); orange, circular sticker, handwritten "5/kdr./Jany [?]" (unidentified); in blue grease pencil "9217" (Mü-Nr.); white label of the German Historical Museum, Berlin.

On the stretcher: in black pen "K.1194" (recovery number Depot Kremsmünster, Austria); in yellow grease pencil "2" (unidentified); rounded metal sign, faded red "LEO REHFELDT / Picture - Framing / Frame Gilding / Glazing / BERLIN W / Nürnbergerstraße 27"; in blue grease pencil "9217" (Mü-Nr.); white label of the German Historical Museum, Berlin; white, blue-bordered label with perforated edge "655/551" (Linz-Nr.).