| Method | Copper engraving with hand colouring |
| Artist | after Abraham van Diepenbeeck |
| Published | [Nuremberg: Johann Michael Spörlin, c. 1764] |
| Dimensions | Image 303 x 349, Plate 314 x 360, Sheet 326 x 400 mm |
| Notes |
A plate from an eighteenth century edition of William Cavendish of Newcastle's 'A New Method, and Extraordinary Invention, to Dress Horses, and Work Them According to Nature: As Also, to Perfect Nature by the Subtility of Art; which was Never Found Out', first published in 1667. Abraham van Diepenbeeck (1596-1675) was a Dutch painter, glass painter and draftsman for copper engraving. He was active in Antwerp from 1623, as a pupil of Peter Paul Rubens. In 1636 he received citizenship and was admitted in 1638 into the Guild of Painters. From 1645 onwards he carried out a number of extensive assignments for William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, who ran a riding school in Antwerp. William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle (1592-1676) was an English general, politician and riding instructor, nephew of William Cavendish, Earl of Devonshire. In 1628 he was elevated to the rank of Earl of Newcastle by King Charles I. He fought in the Civil War as a staunch royalist and had to leave England after the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644. In 1645 he went to Antwerp, where he worked in a riding school and wrote works on equestrian teaching. He eventually became Duke of Newcastle in 1655 and returned to England during the Stuart Restoration in 1660. Condition: Time toning and paper wear. Vertical line of paper wear to centre. Central printers crease. Tear to top left corner. Couple of spots of foxing. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £185.00 |
| Stock ID | 45083 |