A Monk Leading Horses to Water

c. 1845

Moritz von Schwind

Associated Names
Moritz von Schwind

Artist, Austrian, 1804 - 1871

The image shows a black and white engraving of a natural scene with a horse, a person, and cliffs. The horse is at the bottom, with vegetation and rocks surrounding it. A person is depicted playing a stringed instrument near a cave or rocky alcove. The cliffs dominate the background, with sparse trees and bushes growing on them. The engraving uses fine lines to show texture on the rocks and vegetation, with a monochrome color palette of black ink on a cream background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.2 x 13.1 cm (7 9/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.1 x 25.5 cm (13 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.39.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Andresen 1870, no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1870

  • Andresen, Andreas. Handbuch für Kupferstichsammler. Leipzig, 1870 - 1873.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: M. Schwind inv. et f.; by later hand, lower left in ink: Scwind, Moritz von geb 1804 Wien + 1871 München; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 1283/JE / (not deciphered) 1833 / Andr. 1, Weigman zu L. 424

Wikidata ID

Q76349014

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