Kudde wilde paarden before 1648

This engraving, "Kudde wilde paarden" or "Herd of Wild Horses", was made by an anonymous artist. The image shows a restrained horse in the foreground, with a herd of wild horses in the background. It would be useful to determine the country and time in which the engraving was made. Consider how specific features of that culture, such as geography, religion, historical events, social class, political movements, or economic structures might have influenced the artwork. How might the image speak to social structures of its time? Does it comment on the relationship between tamed animals and wild ones? Does it critique institutions of power? The interpretation of art relies on social and institutional context. To understand this engraving better, historians would draw upon a variety of resources such as period texts, institutional records, and related artworks.