Paardenslee 1826 - 1886

"Paardenslee" (Horse Sled) is an 1826-1886 print by Dutch artist Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter (1811-1886) currently housed at the Rijksmuseum. The print depicts a horse pulling a sled loaded with crates through a snowy landscape. A man sits in the sled, while a dog runs ahead. The work is a realistic depiction of a winter scene in the Netherlands and captures the challenges of winter travel. The print's small size, measuring 124 mm in height and 148 mm in width, suggests its intended audience was collectors or those interested in Dutch genre scenes.