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A Cavalry Fight

c. 1632

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names

Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of an equestrian scene. The drawing features a central figure on a galloping horse. The horse's head is turned upward, and its muscular form is accentuated by the intricate line work. To the left, there is another figure in a defensive pose. The scene is filled with swirling lines and shadows, indicating action and movement, with a tangle of weapons and shields suggesting an atmosphere of conflict. The expressive line work adds a sense of urgency and chaos to the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.7085
Catalogue Raisonné

White/Boon 1969, no. 117, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Berlin Museum (duplicate); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art, 1943

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Exhibition History

1930

Prints and Drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1930.
Rembrandt Etchings: Lent by Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1930.

1932

Etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Art Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1932.

1961

Rembrandt's Etchings, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1961-1962.

Bibliography

1923

Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1993

The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 27, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024489

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