A gathering of officers.

Pencil, 23,9 x 31,2 cm, wove paper, unsigned (2 corners in right margin repaired, min. in left margin).

Under passe-partout and frame.

Skillful drawing of a group of Spanish soldiers at ease, some leaning on their halberds. Schaefels (Antwerp 1827-1904) was a Belgian Romantic painter, draughtsman and engraver known for his seascapes, cityscapes, genre paintings, landscapes with figures and history paintings.