Recumbent Dog
1629 - 1668
Medium
counterproof in red chalk, reworked with red chalk; later additions in opaque white; framing line in brown ink
Dimensions
123; 174
About this artwork
height 123 mm x width 174 mm
Art Historical Context
Philips Wouwerman, a leading Dutch Golden Age painter active in the mid-seventeenth century, was celebrated for his lively scenes of hunts, battles, and landscapes often featuring horses and dogs. “Recumbent Dog” captures of these beloved animal subjects in a compact, intimate study. Created sometime during Wouwerman’s career (1629–1668), the drawing reflects the period’s fascination with naturalistic animal portrayal and the everyday vitality of the Dutch countryside. The work’s technique is particularly noteworthy. Executed as a counterproof in red chalk and then reworked by the artist, the...
About the Artist
Philips Wouwerman
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.