A siege of a city, thought to be the siege of Gulik by the Spanish under the command of Hendrik van den Bergh, 5 September 1621-3 February 1622

The painting was created by Peter Snayers around 1650 in Antwerp. It entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, where it remains held today, catalogued as a depiction of the Siege of Jülich (Gulik) by Spanish forces led by Hendrik van den Bergh in 1621–1622, though the painting itself was executed decades after the event. It is executed in oil on canvas and measures 144 cm in height by 236 cm in width.

The provided sources do not list a specific inventory or accession number, nor do they document the work's provenance prior to the 19th century or any exhibition history.

The work presents a city under siege, likely representing the Spanish assault on Gulik commanded by Hendrik van den Bergh between 5 September 1621 and 3 February 1622. Executed in oil on canvas in 1650 in Antwerp, it belongs to the history painting genre within Peter Snayers' oeuvre. The painting is housed in the Rijksmuseum collection, where it is catalogued alongside other works by Snayers that document contemporary military events.

Its placement within 17th-century Northern European martial imagery reflects the role of visual imagery in documenting the conflicts of the era.

Peter Snayers, a Flemish artist active in the early‑mid‑17th century, painted this oil work around 1650. It presents a sprawling siege scene, with a frozen river bisecting the composition, a fortified town in the distance, and a multitude of figures, soldiers, cavalry, and wagons, crowding the foreground.