Cavalry Making a Sortie from a Fort on a Hill
by Philips Wouwerman, 1646
StyleDutch Golden Age
Artwork Details
Details
- Year
- 1646
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Size
- 46.2 cm × 65.1 cm
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Finished in 1646 by Philips Wouwerman, military scene showing cavalry emerging from a hilltop fortification. The composition demonstrates his mastery of horse painting and battlefield drama, subjects that made him one of the most successful Dutch artists of his era.
Wouwerman produced hundreds of paintings featuring horses in various settings. His work was highly prized by collectors across Europe. This painting is at the National Gallery in London.
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About Cavalry Making a Sortie from a Fort on a Hill
It's at the National Gallery in London, part of their Dutch Golden Age collection This work dates to 1646.
Philips Wouwerman was a Dutch painter famous for military scenes and horses This work dates to 1646.
Philips Wouwerman was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for cavalry scenes and white horses. His small, polished panels of military skirmishes, hunting parties, and camps were hugely popular with collectors.
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