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Landscape with Riders, by August Querfurt, oil, 1750

Landscape with Riders

August Querfurt

1750

oil

copper

From the collection of Städel Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Landscape with Riders is a 1750 oil by August Querfurt, a Rococo painting work, depicting Equestrianism, held at Städel Museum.

Who painted this?
August Querfurt
When & what style?
1750 · Rococo painting
Where can I see it?
Städel Museum

About this work

This painting shows a landscape with riders on horseback. There are two men on horses and one man standing next to them. The horses are white and black. The men are wearing hats and old-fashioned clothes. There's a dog standing next to them. The sky is cloudy and gray. The background has hills and trees. The painting looks old and the colors are not very bright. It's painted on copper, which is unusual. If you like this painting, you might want to look up more works by the artist, August Querfurt.

About the artist

Portrait of August Querfurt
Artist

August Querfurt

August Querfurt (1696, Wolfenbüttel – 1761, Vienna) was an Austrian painter. He painted primarily soldiers and battle scenes. He was first instructed by his father, Tobias Querfurt, a landscape and animal painter, and…

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