William V of Orange

1778

Isaac Lodewijk de la Fargue van Nieuwland

Associated Names
Isaac Lodewijk de la Fargue van Nieuwland

Artist, Dutch, 1726 - 1805

The image shows two men and a horse. One man is on horseback, while the other is standing beside the horse. The man on horseback is visible from head to toe, seated upright. He wears a tricorn hat decorated with a black and white feather trim, a blue coat with gold buttons, tan breeches, and black riding boots. He holds the reins of the horse in one hand and a sword in the other. The horse is light brown with a white mane and tail. The second man, standing beside the horse, has white hair partially covered by a golden and black-trimmed helmet. He wears a red coat with gold embroidery, tan stockings, and gold shoes. The background includes greenery, trees, a clear sky, and a white tent in the far background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over etching with pen and ink and gray and brown ink wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 39.3 × 30.9 cm (15 1/2 × 12 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 41.8 × 33.4 cm (16 7/16 × 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.142.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Ursus Boooks Ltd., New York City); Private collection, London. (Andrew Edmunds, London); gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and bornw ink: I L. De La Fargue van Nieuwland ad viv. pinx. 1778.


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