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The Riding School

Philips Wouwerman

c. 1658 - c. 1660

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 47.4cm × w 61.8cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

landscape with ruins; riding-school, manège

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1809

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.