Horseman Standing Beside His Horse
Artist
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
(Italian, 1696 - 1770)
CultureItalian
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)
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)
InscribedSigned on rock: "Tiepolo". On back of print: MMA stamp; MMA Duplicate stamp with " AHM" and "'56" in pencil; "17.3.1048 in pencil between. "F"; "G.B. Tiepolo born 1696"; "DeV.384.12". On inside of back mat at lower right: "dup I/po"; "17.3.1048 C dup" and "Giovanni Battista Ital about 1696-1770" on bottom edge right of center. On front of mat at bottom center: "Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Horseman Standing Beside His Horse Harris Brisbane Dick Fund 1917". On upper edge at right: "Italian Tiepolo, G.B. DeV 384.12".
Credit LineGift of Captain and Mrs. Shirley Falcke
Object number56.49.16
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.
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
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