Landscape - Boy with Horse
1777
Medium
Etching in black on paper
Dimensions
Plate: 7.8 × 17.1 cm (3 1/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
43257
Art Historical Context
Ferdinand Kobell’s *Landscape - Boy with Horse* (1777) captures a serene pastoral moment, blending a young boy and his horse into a vast, idyllic countryside. Created during the late Rococo period in Bavaria, Kobell (1740–1799), a master etcher and painter, drew inspiration from 17th-century Dutch landscapists like Philips Wouwerman. His works often evoke the harmony of nature and human figures, reflecting the Enlightenment-era fascination with rural simplicity and the noble bond between people and animals. This etching in black on paper exemplifies Kobell’s technical prowess. Etching allowed...
About the Artist
Ferdinand Kobell · 1740–1799
Comment on works: Landscapes with figures; Mountains; times of the day