Knight and Lady on Horseback

c. 1500

Master MZ

Associated Names
Master MZ

Artist, German, active c. 1500

This is a drawing of a mounted figure holding a whip in a scenic background of a medieval town. The image features a horse with ornamental tack and a figure in a traditional early European costume. The landscape includes detailed illustrations of architecture resembling castles and small buildings, set among hills and foliage. The line work and cross-hatching enhance the depth and texture in the drawing, capturing a historical ambiance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 12.6 × 11.1 cm (4 15/16 × 4 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.181

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 8, p.363, no. 14, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Rushout, 6th bt. and 2nd baron Northwick [1770-1859], Northwick Park (Lugt 2709a); (Arthur H. Harlow & Co., New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1939; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 145, repro.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 145.

Watermarks

bull's head with serpent on cross (close to Lehrs 20, 21)

Wikidata ID

Q64960428

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