A Horse Bound to a Post with a Reclining Dog

1651

Dirck Stoop

Associated Names
Dirck Stoop

Artist, Dutch, 1618 - 1676

The image shows a horse and a dog close to us on the left side. The horse is standing with its back turned, facing slightly to the right. Next to the horse, a dog is lying down. In the background, a figure is seated on another horse, facing right. The horizon line is low, with the sky taking up a large part of the picture. Delicately drawn clouds are visible in the sky. The image is monochrome, with black and gray ink used for shading. Detailed linework is used to create texture, particularly in the depiction of the animals' fur and the figure's clothing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 × 19.6 cm (5 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.2 × 19.6 cm (6 × 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.56.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 9, 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. 9, ii/iii

Inscriptions

by later hand, verso in graphite: 9 / M / [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q77007086

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