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The image shows a group of dogs gathered around a seated figure wearing a wide-brimmed hat. The horizon is positioned low in the image, with a rider on horseback and another figure pointing in the distance. The scene is depicted using fine lines and a monochromatic color palette of varying shades of brown.
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The image shows a group of dogs gathered around a seated figure wearing a wide-brimmed hat. The horizon is positioned low in the image, with a rider on horseback and another figure pointing in the distance. The scene is depicted using fine lines and a monochromatic color palette of varying shades of brown.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Seated Man with a Pack of Dogs

Dirck Stoop

Date
1651
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.1 × 19.6 cm (5 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.) sheet: 16.2 × 21 cm (6 3/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2014.56.12
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Set of Horses

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • animal
Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton, MA); purchased 2014 by NGA.

Inscription

lower center in image: D. Stoop f.; by later hand, lower verso in graphite: 12/II / 31; [dog traced in brown ink]

Marks

CC with a crown

NGA object ID 164724. 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.