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The Bucking Grey

Philips Wouwerman

c. 1660 - c. 1665

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 36.9cm × w 48.9cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman; horse; kicking (horse in motion)

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1814

Notes

outer size: depth 4.3 cm (support incl. frame)

Collection Type

paintings

About Philips Wouwerman

1619–1668 • Dutch Republic

Specialized in military and hunting scenes in which horses are prominent. Son of a little known painter in Alkmaar, Paul Joosten Wouwerman. Philips died at the age of 48 reportedly as the result of an accident, having created a large number of landscapes, battle scenes and the elegant life of his time, set in castles, parties, hunting, huntsmen and prized horses.