WOUWERMAN, Philips (b. 1619, Haarlem, d. 1668, Haarlem) |
Cavalry Battle in front of a Burning Mill1660sOil on canvas, 55 x 67 cm Gemäldegalerie, Dresden | ||
The most successful Dutch painter of horses was prolific Philips Wouwerman of Haarlem. He rarely painted large pictures: his speciality was small-scale landscapes and genre scenes which included horses - battles, skirmishes, encampments, scenes at a smithy or in front of an inn, and hunts.
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