Two Grazing Horses

1651

Dirck Stoop

Associated Names
Dirck Stoop

Artist, Dutch, 1618 - 1676

The image features two horses standing side by side in a flat open landscape. The horizon is low, with a line of grass and faint trees in the background. A cart with figures is visible in the distance. The horses and landscape are detailed using an etching technique with fine lines and cross-hatching. The color palette is monochrome, emphasizing the intricate details of the composition, including the horses' textures. The sky has wispy clouds etched with fine lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 × 19.8 cm (5 7/8 × 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.4 × 20 cm (6 1/16 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.56.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 3, State iii/v

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: no. 3, iii/v

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 4.3 iii (of 5)

Watermarks

foolscap with number 4

Wikidata ID

Q77007084

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