# A Man and a Woman on Horseback \(detail\)

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/a-man-and-a-woman-on-horseback-detail-r4a78b94ca22a96>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [WOUWERMAN, Philips](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on wood

## Commentary

The three horses are described with extraordinary fidelity, considering their small scale. The white horse, with his head held high and nostrils slightly flared, seems to have noticed the viewer. Each horse bears a different bridle, suitable to the degree of its spirit or resignation.

## Related artworks

- [A Hawking Party](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/a-hawking-party-rc07835b24cf758>)
- [A Man and a Woman on Horseback](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/a-man-and-a-woman-on-horseback-r68b87e34534e9c>)
- [Battle on Horseback](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/battle-on-horseback-r14be28324b234d>)
- [Cavalier Holding a Dappled Grey Horse](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/cavalier-holding-a-dappled-grey-horse-red1c5c37c47f73>)
- [Cavalry Battle in front of a Burning Mill](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/cavalry-battle-in-front-of-a-burning-mill-r4bae24f27e4a2d>)
- [Cavalry Skirmish](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/cavalry-skirmish-r7e7a1f9288d4ce>)
- [Coastal Landscape with the Dropping of Goods](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/coastal-landscape-with-the-dropping-of-goods-r16e8a175b26970>)
- [Coming out of an Inn](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/coming-out-of-an-inn-r74225fc922260f>)
- [Dune Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/dune-landscape-r835766f6fd9d68>)
- [Dune Landscape with Figures](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/dune-landscape-with-figures-r207f8810ea16e1>)
- [Halt of a Hunting Party](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/halt-of-a-hunting-party-rd5c73e2ae41b66>)
- [Huntsmen Setting Out](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wouwerman-philips-r8e198aed8a5c43/huntsmen-setting-out-r1218f191c10d3d>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)