
Read the visual description
The image shows a horse and a dog close to us on the left side. The horse is standing with its back turned, facing slightly to the right. Next to the horse, a dog is lying down. In the background, a figure is seated on another horse, facing right. The horizon line is low, with the sky taking up a large part of the picture. Delicately drawn clouds are visible in the sky. The image is monochrome, with black and gray ink used for shading. Detailed linework is used to create texture, particularly in the depiction of the animals' fur and the figure's clothing.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Horse Bound to a Post with a Reclining Dog
Dirck Stoop
- Date
- 1651
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- plate: 15 × 19.6 cm (5 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.) sheet: 15.2 × 19.6 cm (6 × 7 11/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2014.56.9
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- The Set of Horses
Subjects and terms
- etching
- animal
Provenance
(James A. Bergquist, Newton, MA); purchased 2014 by NGA.
Inscription
by later hand, verso in graphite: 9 / M / [not deciphered]
NGA object ID 164721. 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.