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The image shows a black and white engraving of a natural scene with a horse, a person, and cliffs. The horse is at the bottom, with vegetation and rocks surrounding it. A person is depicted playing a stringed instrument near a cave or rocky alcove. The cliffs dominate the background, with sparse trees and bushes growing on them. The engraving uses fine lines to show texture on the rocks and vegetation, with a monochrome color palette of black ink on a cream background.
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The image shows a black and white engraving of a natural scene with a horse, a person, and cliffs. The horse is at the bottom, with vegetation and rocks surrounding it. A person is depicted playing a stringed instrument near a cave or rocky alcove. The cliffs dominate the background, with sparse trees and bushes growing on them. The engraving uses fine lines to show texture on the rocks and vegetation, with a monochrome color palette of black ink on a cream background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Monk Leading Horses to Water

Moritz von Schwind

Date
c. 1845
Medium
etching on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 19.2 x 13.1 cm (7 9/16 x 5 3/16 in.) sheet: 33.1 x 25.5 cm (13 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2002.39.4
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • religious
  • etching
  • Austrian
Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Inscription

lower center in plate: M. Schwind inv. et f.; by later hand, lower left in ink: Scwind, Moritz von geb 1804 Wien + 1871 München; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 1283/JE / (not deciphered) 1833 / Andr. 1, Weigman zu L. 424

NGA object ID 123965. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.