New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Horseman Standing Beside His Horse

Artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696 - 1770)

Date18th century

MediumEtching

DimensionsOverall, Plate: 5 13/16 x 7 in. (14.7 x 17.8 cm)
Overall: 7 13/16 x 5 1/8 in. (19.8 x 13.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)

ClassificationsEuropean art

Credit LineGift of Captain and Mrs. Shirley Falcke

Object number56.49.16

Terms

Men
Horses
Dog
Italy

On View

Not on view

DescriptionEtching on laid paper, with the paper forming a false margin. It shows a man, facing the viewer, standing next to his horse, who faces his owner. In the lower left, a dog appears to be playfully barking. A shadowy man is in the distance. A cliff or rock formation is on the right side of the print.