Two Horses
Karel Dujardin
1652–60
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
Plate: 15 × 13.6 cm (5 15/16 × 5 3/8 in.); Sheet: 15.9 × 14.2 cm (6 5/16 × 5 5/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
108966
About the Artist
Karel Dujardin · 1626–1678
Karel Dujardin, born in Amsterdam on September 27, 1626, was the son of the little-known painter Guilliam du Gardin. His early training came under the guidance of Nicolaes Berchem, a master whose influence is evident in Dujardin's animal and landscape depictions, while he was also inspired by the works of Paulus Potter. As a young artist, Dujardin traveled to Italy, where he immersed himself in th...