Claim: Jasper Broers was born in Antwerp, he had a preference for battle scenes and painted in a manner close to that of Jan van Huchtenburg in a horizontal format.
Evidence: Jasper Broers was born in Antwerp in a lowly family. The artist had a preference for battle scenes involving cavalry engagements at close range placed in a sweeping and dramatic landscape. His small battle-pieces were painted in a manner close to that of Jan van Huchtenburg and Karel Breydel. Broers regularly painted his battle scenes in pairs in a horizontal format.