Conformation and the Parade Ring · The First Stables
A Horse Stable
Philips Wouwerman, c. 1665–1668 · oil painting
What it is
Inside a Dutch stable, grooms tend the horses as a gentleman and a lady come in at the right, painted by Philips Wouwerman about 1665 to 1668 and signed with his monogram at lower left.
Why it matters
Wouwerman, a member of the Haarlem Guild of St Luke, made his name with hunting scenes and battle pieces full of horses.
What to notice
Light from the open door falls on a white horse, the brightest thing in the room.
The working day, indoors.
Provenance
- Maker
- Philips Wouwerman, c. 1665–1668
- Era
- Before the Turf (1500–1700)
- Chapter
- The Yard Wakes
- Medium
- oil painting
- Made
- 1668
- Source
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · via Wikimedia Commons · SK-A-2348
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the work’s own year of publication. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Wikimedia Commons licence tag, read 2026-11-01: CC-zero. The maker died in 1668. Year for the gate, from the record: c. 1665–1668; latest year used.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 27x41" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
More from the Stable Wall
Elsewhere in the family
- The Links — the other morning religion.
- Painted Lineage — the bloodline, beside the family line.
- Painted Earth — home ground as a period map.