Horse with Two Monkeys and a Dog

1594

Nicolaes de Bruyn

Associated Names
Nicolaes de Bruyn

Artist, Flemish, 1565/1571 - 1656

This is a drawing of two monkeys interacting with a horse and a dog. The drawing depicts a scene where one monkey is perched on the back of a small horse, while another monkey hangs from a tree branch. A dog stands nearby. The background is filled with foliage and a clear sky. The lines and details are intricately executed, with meticulous attention paid to the texture of the animals' fur and the contours of their bodies. The expression of each animal suggests a playful moment captured in time.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 3.1 × 5.9 cm (1 1/4 × 2 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.248

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 229, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger.

2014

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Nicolaes de Bruyn. Compiled by Lorena A. Baines and edited by Nadine M. Orenstein. Ouderkerk aan den Ijssell: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2014, no. 229.

Inscriptions

upper right corner, in plate: NB; lower center, in plate: 9; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: [indecipherable] 27242; verso, lower right, in graphite: B-32,241

Markings

verso, stamped in black ink: Lessing J. Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65575787

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