Two studies of a saddled horse and of a horse with a boy astride; verso: Study of a bean plant, ca. 1602, Pen and brown ink; verso: pen and brown ink, green and brown watercolour, grey wash, Sheet: 6 15/16 x 11 5/16 in. (17.7 x 28.7 cm), Drawings, Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague), Among the best Dutch engravers active in the circle of Hendrick Goltzius, Jacob de Gheyn II is also recognized as one of the great Dutch draftsmen of his time. This double-sided study sheet, which has only recently resurfaced, exemplifies the artist's careful and sensitive observation of nature, as well as his virtuoso drawing technique, which was rooted in his training as a printmaker
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