The Pissing Horse

17th/early 18th century

Nicolaas Verkolje

Artist, Dutch, 1673 - 1746

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint printed in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5 5/8 x 6 11/16 in. (14.3 x 17 cm)
    sheet: 18.8 x 23.9 cm (7 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2007.135.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, 1854 - 1888, no. 37


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: no. 37

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Ph. Wouwerman pinx.; lower right in plate: N. Verkolje fec.

Wikidata ID

Q76438767


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