1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Horsemen on a Rocky Path is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a winding path through rough, rocky hills. Two tiny riders on horseback move along the trail, which cuts through dense trees and scrub. In the distance, a small town sits beside a river, with buildings and spires clustered along the water’s edge. The artist packed a lot into the tiny figures and textures—notice how the horses’ legs and the rocks’ edges are sharply marked, almost like scratching into the surface. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how this kind of printmaking works.
Allaert van Everdingen (Dutch pronunciation: ; bapt. 18 June 1621 – 8 November 1675 (buried)), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker in etching and mezzotint.
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