Which Flemish painter was particularly known for his depiction of cavalry battle scenes?

Jan Pieter van Bredael the Younger or Jan Peeter van Bredael the Younger (27 July 1683 – 1735) was a Flemish painter known for his cavalry battle scenes and also for painting landscapes with genre scenes of village festivals and fairs.

Jan Pieter van Bredael was born into an artist family in Antwerp as the eldest son of Joris van Bredael and Johanna Maria van Diepenbeeck. His father, his grandfather Peeter van Bredael as well as his uncles Jan Frans van Bredael and Jan Peeter the Elder were all painters. His mother was the daughter of the prominent Baroque painter Abraham van Diepenbeeck. His brother, Jozef had a successful career as a painter and copyist in Antwerp and Paris.

Like his father and brother Jan Pieter van Bredael specialized in representations of cavalry encounters. In a time of increased conflict with the Ottoman Empire there was a significant demand for paintings depicting battles between Christian and Turkish forces. His patron Prince Eugene was an important general in the war against the Ottomans and commissioned from Jan Pieter several pictures on this subject as well as of hunting scenes. Most of the cavalry compositions depict generic ambushes and skirmishes not specifically related to any particular battle. Jan Pieter’s cavalry pieces are characterized by their lively palette and relatively loose brushwork.