# A Moment of Rest

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VERSCHUUR, Wouter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/verschuur-wouter-r35577d2b74f9f9>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on panel, 30 x 41 cm

## Commentary

Wouter Verschuur depicts here a scene of rural simplicity. His favourite subjects were horses, and in the present picture the two draught horses form a dignified and docile pair, with the last of the sun&#39;s rays reflecting off their muscular flanks and thick manes. Their forms and faces are depicted with great detail and in a more convincing manner than those of the labourers who stand nearby. The painting is signed and dated lower right: &#39;W . Verschuur/1847&#39;.

## Related artworks

- [Interior of Barn with Horses and Figures](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/verschuur-wouter-r35577d2b74f9f9/interior-of-barn-with-horses-and-figures-r6573dd2a5b8367>)
- [Scene from the Ten Days&#39; Campaign](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/verschuur-wouter-r35577d2b74f9f9/scene-from-the-ten-days-campaign-r2fb62d1f89861f>)

## Attribution

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