Spanish horses, 1792

Title

Spanish horses

Draughtsman

• Johann Georg Pforr

Part Number / Total

6 / 12

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• classicism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• graphite?
• vellum paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• pencil drawing
• graphite drawing?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for an etching

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert unten links (mit der Feder in Schwarz): J: G: Pforr 1792.

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet (mit Bleistift): No. 6 Chevaux Espagnols de différentes Races

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1848

Genre

• animal depiction

Primary

• 46C13141(SPANISH)(+745) horse (SPANISH) (+ animals eating and drinking)
• 46C13187 leading a horse by the reins; rider beside his horse
• 44E14 utilitarian, public pump or water fountain

Secondary

• 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture
• 41D221(HAT) head-gear: hat