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Horse Standing on a Mound
About the Artwork
Cornelis Saftleven’s drawing of a horse from the rear is an example of the animal subject matter that was outrageously popular and considered indigenous to the Netherlands in the 17th century. The artist made this drawing for sale, evident by his initials and date at the bottom center of the drawing, and by the drawing’s high degree of finish, combining several different media including yellow watercolor and red chalk. The awkward and nonheroic pose of the horse demonstrates the Dutch taste for everyday scenes and naturalism.
Inscriptions
Initialed, lower center: CS, 1655 in grey-brown ink; watermark: Arms of Amsterdam
Provenance
November 21, 1989: Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1989-2019: Private Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands March 4, 2019: the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Cornelis Saftleven (Dutch, 1607–1681)
- Date
- 1655
- Medium
- brush and black, brown, yellow, and gray watercolors over graphite and red chalk on antique laid paper
- Dimensions
- Matted: 19.8 x 26.8 x 0.3 cm (7 13/16 x 10 9/16 x 1/8 in.); Image: 14.1 x 17 cm (5 9/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Accession no.
- 2019.12
More by Cornelis Saftleven in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00011337
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