Dit schoone paard zeer moedig om te loopen / Is tot een ieders dienst bereid, / En jongens lustig wilt dit paardje koopen: / Het is niet wild / maar het zich maklyk leid 1551 - 1854
ervehrynders
rijksmuseum
print, engraving
animal
pen sketch
landscape
figuration
11_renaissance
horse
ink colored
pen work
northern-renaissance
engraving
"Dit schoone paard zeer moedig om te loopen / Is tot een ieders dienst bereid, / En jongens lustig wilt dit paardje koopen: / Het is niet wild / maar het zich maklyk leid," a wood-engraving created between 1551-1854 by Erve H. Rynders, illustrates a tame horse alongside botanical illustrations. The artwork, now housed at the Rijksmuseum, is a charming example of a print intended for the popular market. The inscription in Dutch celebrates the horse’s amiable nature and invites viewers to consider purchasing it. The combination of flora and fauna, alongside the inscription, suggests a broader theme of natural beauty and man's relationship with nature, making this a delightful artifact of early Dutch printmaking.
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