A Boy Taking a Horse to Drink

1651

Dirck Stoop

Associated Names
Dirck Stoop

Artist, Dutch, 1618 - 1676

The image shows a dynamic scene with figures and horses from a straight-on perspective. The horizon line is in the middle of the composition, providing depth between the individuals and horses in the foreground and the figures in the background. The artwork is a detailed etching with fine lines defining forms and textures like the horses and clothing. It is in a monochromatic palette of black and white, using contrasts and shadows for vividness and depth. In the foreground, a man is tugging a horse's bridle while another man on horseback raises a whip. More figures on horseback can be seen in the distance against a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 × 19.4 cm (5 7/8 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 15.2 × 20.1 cm (6 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.56.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 2, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(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: no. 2, ii/iii

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: D Stoop; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 2 II (of 3)

Wikidata ID

Q77007082

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