Antique Master Print-Horses-Landscape-Grazing-Stoop-1651 Dirk Stoop Master Prints > By Famous Engravers,Prints By Category > Natural History > Mammals

Grazend paard.' (Grazing horse.) Two horses in a landscape. The horse on the right is grazing.Made by Dirk Stoop after own design.Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 20 x 15.4 cm (7.87 x 6.06 inch). Image size: 19.7 x 15 cm. (7.76 x 5.91 inch).HORSES-LANDSCAPE-GRAZING | EXPO-DUTCH/FLEMISHBACKGROUND INFORMATIONPart of a series of prints titled "Paarden" (Horses), published in Amsterdam likely by Clement de Jonghe (1624-1677), a Dutch engraver, publisher and print dealer, or Frederik de Wit (born Frederik Hendriksz; c.1629-1706), a Dutch cartographer and artist.Reference: Hollstein Dutch 3-2(5).Biography engraver: Dirk Stoop (c. 1615-1686) was a widely travelled painter and engraver of the Dutch Golden Age. Alternative versions of his name include Dirck Stoff, Theodorus (van der) Stoop, Thierry (the French version) and Rod(e)rigo, by which he was known in Portugal. Condition: good, given age. Some small paper loss at bottom paper edge. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.