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[Street scene with horsemen and fountain] – Antique Photo Print

[Street scene with horsemen and fountain], 1640 — historic drawing
[Street scene with horsemen and fountain], 1640. Historic drawing from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A street scene built around a fountain and a group of horsemen, rendered in brown and black ink with wash on a sheet about 20 by 20 centimeters. The lower left corner carries the artist's signature and date, and a pencil note on the back names Philippe Wouverman, the Haarlem painter Philips Wouwerman (1619–1668), who became known for horses and riders. The catalog data are still marked preliminary, so the attribution and the 1640 date should be read with that caution. Wash drawings like this were often quick studies or finished works in their own right, letting an artist test light, shadow and movement.

Created / published1640
Medium1 drawing : brown and black ink, wash ; 20.5 x 20 cm.
Genre1905
NotesThis record contains unverified, preliminary data. Signed and dated lower left. On back of drawing in pencil: Philippe Wouverman
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,273 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-144996

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