Horse Standing on a Mound
Medium
brush and black, brown, yellow, and gray watercolors over graphite and red chalk on antique laid paper
Dimensions
image: 14.1 × 17 cm · matted: 19.8 × 26.8 × 0.3 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
2019.12
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About this artwork
Cornelis Saftleven’s drawing of a horse from the rear is an example of the animal subject matter that was outrageously popular and considered indigenous to the Netherlands in the 17th century. The artist made this drawing for sale, evident by his initials and date at the bottom center of the drawing, and by the drawing’s high degree of finish, combining several different media including yellow watercolor and red chalk. The awkward and nonheroic pose of the horse demonstrates the Dutch taste for ...