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The image shows two horses standing together in a landscape depicted in an etching style. The composition is viewed from a slightly elevated angle, with the horizon placed low. The details of the horses and surroundings are outlined with fine lines creating texture and depth. The color palette is predominantly gray and white, with hints of a distant landscape. The ground shows grass and uneven terrain, while the sky is subtly sketched with faint clouds.
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The image shows two horses standing together in a landscape depicted in an etching style. The composition is viewed from a slightly elevated angle, with the horizon placed low. The details of the horses and surroundings are outlined with fine lines creating texture and depth. The color palette is predominantly gray and white, with hints of a distant landscape. The ground shows grass and uneven terrain, while the sky is subtly sketched with faint clouds.

National Gallery of Art · Print

a) Horses at Rest (recto); b) Horses at Rest (verso) (Sosta di cavalli)

Giovanni Fattori

Date
late 19th Century
Medium
etching on wove paper (working proof, counterproof on verso)
Dimensions
plate: 14.4 × 19.1 cm (5 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 14.8 × 19.5 cm (5 13/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2021.103.8.a-b
Credit line
Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection and Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • plant
  • Horse
  • Sky
Provenance

Umberto Sgarzi [1921-2017], Bologna, by descent; (Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2021 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in plate: Gio Fattori

NGA object ID 223232. 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.