1630 · Private collection

During the Eighty Years War a Frenchman fighting for the Dutch, Charles de Bréauté, insulted the commander of the Spanish garrison at 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Anthonie Schets van Grobbendonck. The two decided to settle the matter with an equivalent of single combat but involving twenty a side, which took place on 5 February 1600 on a heath near Vugterheide. Grobbendonck annoyed de Bréauté by sending a deputy in his stead, one Gerard Abrahams van Houwelingen (known as 'Lekkerbeetje which translates as 'tasty morsel' perhaps indicating that he was something of a snacker).Show more