Thursday, June 22, 2023

Tethart P. C. Haag & horses in brush and pencil

Salvete Omnes,

Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina, princess of Orange



let us trot to the empirical century aka the Age of Enlightenment and their horses as seen and painted by one Dutch artists - Tethart Philipp  Christian Haag (1737-1812), painter to the rich and famous of the era.

Willem or William of Orange, husband to Frederica Wilhelmina  


                                                                                                 a riding school - 




                                                                                            Portraits of horses




English blood horse, a flat saddle with surcingle



Arabian horse



more military - 



Mr Haag's brushwork enjoys popularity at the auction block - eg  this painting below has been sold at Sotheby's 



another one was sold at Sotheby's - can be seen via  Invaluable auction portal.. 

a chestnut horse and a soldier - a detail from the above painting

 Valete

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