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Horsepond near a Boundary Stone

Philips Wouwerman

ca. 1651 - ca. 1654

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 35.5cm × w 41.2cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

horse-racing; horse; boundary-post, boundary-stone; kicking (horse in motion)

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1802

Notes

signatuur, met monogram, linksonder (letters van de voornaam in ligatuur): ‘PHiLs:W’ in monogram

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.