Two Plow Horses Standing in a Field

1651

Dirck Stoop

Associated Names
Dirck Stoop

Artist, Dutch, 1618 - 1676

The image shows two horses standing side by side on a gently rolling landscape. The point of view is as if standing a short distance away from the horses, capturing them in a natural stance. The horizon is low, highlighting the sky with clouds above. The horses are depicted with detailed and precise lines, emphasizing their muscles and facial features. The color palette is monochromatic, using light and dark tones. In the distance, there are trees and hills.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 × 19.6 cm (5 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.4 × 20.2 cm (6 1/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.56.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 7, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph-Guillaume-Jean Camberlyn, Brussels (Lugt 514). (James A. Bergquist, Newton, MA); purchased 2014 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

lower left in image: D Stoop; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 7 II (of 3)

Wikidata ID

Q77007077

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