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An Army Camp

Philips Wouwerman

ca. 1662 - ca. 1664

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 35.2cm × w 41cm × t 1.5cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

(military) camp with tents; horse

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1870

Notes

Dupper Wzn. Bequest, Dordrecht

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.