Studies of a Horseman and the Head of a Horse

Studies of a Horseman and the Head of a Horse

RP-T-1884-A-302

Anthony van Dyck dashed off this quick sketch without relying on an underdrawing. Using rapid brushstrokes, he created volume and movement, especially in the horse in the foreground, whose mane seems to flutter in the wind. The drawing was probably intended as a preparatory study for a painting. The artist noted the colours to be used, for instance white for the muzzle.

draughtsman: Anthony van Dyck

c. 1617 - c. 1621

pen en penseel in bruin, met zwart krijt

height 263 mm x width 164 mm

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

purchase 1884

Public domain

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