Karel Dujardin, “The Pack Horse”, c.1655

Karel Dujardin (aka Carel Dujardin; Carel du Jardin; Karel du Jardin; Bokkebaart) (1626–1678)

“The Pack Horse” (aka “Italianiserend landschap met man, hond, herder en paard” [Rijksmuseum title]; “Italianate landscape with man, dog, shepherd and horse”), c.1655 (1652–59), from the series, “Small Landscapes” (aka “Kleine landschappen”), originally printed in a sheet of eight small etchings (see http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.38397).

Etching on laid paper with the plate number, “49”, trimmed with a small margin around the platemark and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 5.6 x 6.7cm; (plate) 4.8 x 5.9cm.

Numbered in plate: (lower right corner) “49”.

State iii (of iii).

TIB 1.49 (Leonard J. Slatkes [ed.] 1978, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Netherlandish Artists”, vol. 1, New York, Abaris Books, p. 209, cat. no. 49); Hollstein Dutch 49.

The British Museum offers the following description of this print (but the reproduction is poor): “The Packhorse. Landscape with a horse led by a man at centre, seen from the rear, a woman seated in the left foreground and holding a staff, also seen from the rear and a dog by her side, figures and horses walking into the distance” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Sheepshanks-927 [BM inv. Sheepshanks.927).

See also the description of this print offered by the Rijksmuseum: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.38393.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression showing no sign of wear to the printing plate with a small margin (approx. 4mms) around the platemark. The small sheet is in a very good condition with no tears, holes, folds or significant stains and is laid upon a support sheet of archival/millennium quality washi paper providing wide margins.

I am selling this strong impression of a small and very beautiful etching for the total cost of AU$289 (currently US$186.65/ EUR176.97/ GBP147.87 at the time of posting this print) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU$289) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this remarkable etching showcasing Dujardin’s skill in representing light and deep space within a very small image, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold