Sketch of horsemen with dogs

Art Historical Context

This delightful anonymous sketch from 19th-century Germany captures the dynamic energy of horsemen accompanied by loyal dogs, evoking the thrill of a hunt or equestrian outing. Rendered on a modest sheet measuring just 4 3/4 x 7 9/16 inches (12.1 x 19.2 cm), it exemplifies the intimate scale of preparatory drawings from the era, likely dashed off in a sketchbook to seize fleeting motion. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, entered the collection as a generous gift from Emma Avery Welcher and Amy Ogden Welcher in 1965. In the context of 19th-century Germa...