Les deux chevaux près de la charrue
Karel Dujardin
1657
Medium
Etching; second of three states
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 5/16 in. × 9 in. (18.6 × 22.8 cm) Plate: 6 5/16 × 7 3/8 in. (16 × 18.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.613
Tags
PlowsHorses
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...