Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 355 works by Philips Wouwerman in our catalogue
Summary
According to this ranking, The Riding School (1660) is the most famous painting by Philips Wouwerman; the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds it. It is followed by A Man and a Woman on Horseback (detail) (1653) and Blacksmith shoeing a horse (1650). This list draws on the 355 works by Philips Wouwerman in the catalogue and records the 100 most famous, with date, holding museum and description for each entry.
The Riding School is an oil painting by Philips Wouwerman. Executed about 1658–1660, the work captures a specific moment of equestrian activity within a courtyard setting. The scene focuses on the discipline of dressage and the physical presence of horses during training.
To gaze upon this detail from A Man and a Woman on Horseback is to step directly into the vibrant, yet quietly reflective, heart of 17th-century Dutch life. It is more than just a depiction of travelers along a dusty road; it is a meticulously composed meditation on movement, community, and the enduring rhythm of commerce that once defined this remarkable nation. The scene unfolds with an almost documentary precision,…
In this 1650 oil on canvas, we find ourselves drawn into a quiet, heavy atmosphere of the Dutch Golden Age. The scene is set under a turbulent sky, where light breaks through heavy, silvery clouds to cast a sudden, sharp spotlight upon a central group of horses and figures. This light creates a dramatic chiaroscuro, pulling the viewer's eye toward the immediate, tactile reality of the blacksmith at work. There…
Dust motes dance in a single, piercing beam of light that cuts through the heavy gloom of a Dutch stable. The air feels thick, weighted by the scent of hay and the warmth of breathing animals. Inside this dim enclosure, the architecture of heavy, dark wooden beams frames a scene of quiet, rhythmic labor. A large, shadowed interior occupies the upper two-thirds of the space, pressing down with a sense…
The oil on canvas titled Falconers setting out on a Hunt (‘Partida de cetrería') captures a moment of preparation. Philips Wouwerman rendered this scene with a steady hand, fixing the figures and their horses within a wide, atmospheric landscape. The work dates to ca. 1668, a period when the artist was deeply immersed in the textures of the Dutch Golden Age.
Philips Wouwerman's "Skirmish of Horsemen between Orientals and Imperials," painted around 1550-60s, isn’t merely a depiction of battle; it’s a visceral plunge into the heart of conflict. This dynamic Baroque masterpiece, now housed within the Louvre Museum in Paris, captures a moment of intense chaos and brutal beauty, offering a compelling glimpse into the military strategies and societal tensions of its era. The painting immediately assaults the viewer with its…
We are looking at Elegant hunting company departing from a country estate, a work by the Dutch artist Philips Wouwerman. This oil on panel composition captures a specific moment of aristocratic preparation, a theme the artist returned to with great frequency. It is often referred to in various collections as The Departure for the Hunt or simply Departing for the Hunt. Depending on the historical catalog or the specific collection,…
is an oil on panel painting by the artist Philips Wouwerman. This work originated in Haarlem and is dated to 1651. The piece is currently held in the Hermitage Museum, where it is cataloged under the accession number ГЭ-852.
The composition of this 1643 oil painting is defined by an asymmetrical balance between a heavy, dark wooden structure on the right and an expansive, luminous sky on the left. A large, dark building occupies the right side of the frame, its rough wooden textures rendered with fine brushwork. To the left, the sky opens into a vast space filled with soft, pale clouds. A low sun, positioned behind these…
Wagons in a Barn is a painting by Philips Wouwerman. Created about 1651, this oil on canvas work depicts a bustling scene of travelers and livestock sheltered within the dim interior of a large barn or stable. The composition focuses on a variety of figures tending to horses, wagons, and livestock during a moment of rest.
The bucking gray1650 · Rijksmuseum
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Arrival at the Quarters1643 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Stop Before an Inn1643 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Departure for Falconry1643 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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The Ford1643 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Cavalry Skirmish1643 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Bloody Fight1643 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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The Annunciation to the Shepherds1647 · National Gallery of Ireland
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The annunciation to the shepherds1648
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The annunciation to the shepherds1645
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Landing a Boat1645 · Wallace Collection
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Spaens heydinnetje1646 · Kunsthandel P. de Boer
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Robbers Attacking a Post-chaise1644 · Liechtenstein Museum
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A Farrier's Shop1640
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Farrier Shoeing a Horse1647 · Villa Vauban
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Dismounted Rider1643 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Falconer before Riding Out1643 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Peasants Resting1647 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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'The Departure from the Stable'1665 · Mauritshuis
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horse + people in front of a house1647
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Halt of Cavaliers at an Inn1642 · Dulwich Picture Gallery
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Outside an Inn1645 · Statens Museum For Kunst
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Resting Hunters1645 · Mauritshuis
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"Riding School"1644
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landscape with hunting party1644
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the forge1644
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Horseman at an inn + landscape1644
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Landscape with Wood Gatherers1647 · Harvard Art Museums
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Two Unbridled Horses by the River1655 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Departure for the Hunt at the Foot of a Palace or Departure for the Bird Hunt1650
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Departure for Falconry1650
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The Outdoor Manege1650
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Soldiers on Horseback Halting Before the Inn-Tent of a Female Tavern Keeper1650
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Stop of Soldiers Making Their Horses Drink1650
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Hay Cart and Peasants by a River, Receiving Vegetables Brought in a Boat1650
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Rest of Horsemen1650
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Conjurors1660
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Landscape with Cavalrymen Crossing a Ford and Peasants taking Refreshment from a Wagon1660
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A Peasant Saluting a Sportsman1649
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Returning from Market1660
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An Italianate Landscape with Bathers swimming in a River and a Party of Men unloading a Vessel1655
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Robbers attacking Peasants in a Wagon1650
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Winter Scene1655
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Cavalry Halted at a Sutler's Tent1655 · National Gallery of Ireland
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Armed Riders in Front of an Inn1660 · Städel Museum
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Stable with Three Horses1656 · Städel Museum
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Riders at a Blacksmith's1652 · Städel Museum
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A Sportsman flirting with a Milkmaid1655 · Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
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Soldiers Carousing with a Serving Woman outside a Tent1655 · Detroit Institute of Arts
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Cavalry on the move, a fortification under siege beyond1660
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Camp with Cavalry at a Sutler's Booth1660
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A Cavalry Fight1660
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Grooms watering their horses1660 · Kunsthandel P. de Boer
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A Hawking Party at a Fountain1660
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The Importunate Groom1650 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
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A Camp Scene1655 · Wallace Collection
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By the Riverside1655 · Wallace Collection
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Shoeing a Horse1655 · Wallace Collection
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Landscape with lunch pause1658 · Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
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Landscape with hunters1654 · Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
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Landscape with peasants and a horse1650 · Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
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Soldiers with Prisoners in a Landscape1660 · Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
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The Miseries of War1653
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A Hawking Party setting out1660 · Ascott House
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The Sutler's Booth1650
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A Cavalier Embraces a Girl1660 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Landscape with Figures1652
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A Horseman in the Inn-Yard1649 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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The Trumpeter Sounding a Call before a Sutler's Booth1650 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Harnessing a Grey Horse1650 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Cavaliers in Front of the Hill Smithy1650 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Cavalry Battle before a Hill Fort1650 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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A hunting party halting at an inn1656
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Rural Scene1650 · Eva Klabin House Museum
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The Riding School1650 · Hermitage Museum
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A Hawking Party Resting outside an Inn1656 · National Trust
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Landscape with three horses, horsemen and bathers near a river1650
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Rest for Falconers1655 · Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
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Riders halting at a Lakeside Inn1650
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Soldiers and Horses at a Sutler's Tent1650
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Starting for the Chase1660 · Gemäldegalerie
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Riders Halting at an Inn1661 · Musée Fabre
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Horse Fair near an Inn1661 · Musée Fabre
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Huntsmen Halting at an Inn1650 · Richard Green Fine Paintings
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Stable Interior1660 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Travelers Halting1660
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Conversion of St Hubert1660
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A Mare and a Stallion in Front of a House1655
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Horses Rearing in an Open Landscape1655
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Thisbe committing suicide on the body of Pyramus1657
The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Philips Wouwerman | Paintings from this list |
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 Bavarian State Painting Collections |
Munich | 28 | Equestrian Track, Arrival at the Quarters, Stop Before an Inn |
 Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden |
Dresden | 15 | A Cavalier Embraces a Girl, A Horseman in the Inn-Yard, The Trumpeter Sounding a Call before a Sutler's Booth |
 Rijksmuseum |
Amsterdam | 15 | The Riding School, Blacksmith shoeing a horse, A stable |
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe |
Kassel | 11 | Landscape with lunch pause, Landscape with hunters, Landscape with peasants and a horse |
 Wallace Collection |
London | 7 | Landing a Boat, A Camp Scene, By the Riverside |
 Städel Museum |
Frankfurt | 4 | Armed Riders in Front of an Inn, Stable with Three Horses, Riders at a Blacksmith's |
 Mauritshuis |
The Hague | 9 | 'The Departure from the Stable', Resting Hunters |
 Hermitage Museum |
Saint Petersburg | 6 | Trumpeters at the Camp, The Riding School |
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The composition of this 1643 oil painting is defined by an asymmetrical balance between a heavy, dark wooden structure on the right and an expansive, luminous sky on the left. A large, dark building occupies the right side of the frame, its rough wooden textures rendered with fine brushwork. To the left, the sky opens into a vast space filled with soft, pale clouds. A low sun, positioned behind these…
To gaze upon this detail from A Man and a Woman on Horseback is to step directly into the vibrant, yet quietly reflective, heart of 17th-century Dutch life. It is more than just a depiction of travelers along a dusty road; it is a meticulously composed meditation on movement, community, and the enduring rhythm of commerce that once defined this remarkable nation. The scene unfolds with an almost documentary precision,…
The Riding School is an oil painting by Philips Wouwerman. Executed about 1658–1660, the work captures a specific moment of equestrian activity within a courtyard setting. The scene focuses on the discipline of dressage and the physical presence of horses during training.
The Riding School (1660), Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The following entries are A Man and a Woman on Horseback (detail) (1653) and Blacksmith shoeing a horse (1650).
41 years: Philips Wouwerman was born in 1619 and The Riding School is dated 1660.
The Riding School, A Man and a Woman on Horseback (detail), Blacksmith shoeing a horse, A stable, Falconers setting out on a Hunt, Skirmish of Horsemen between Orientals and Imperials, Elegant hunting company departing from a country estate, Trumpeters at the Camp, Equestrian Track and Wagons in a Barn. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.
The catalogue records 355 works by Philips Wouwerman, dated between 1640 and 1665.
Principally in Bavarian State Painting Collections (Munich), Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden) and Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam). The museum table above gives the full distribution.
In 1650s: 49 of the 100 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including A Man and a Woman on Horseback (detail).
The earliest dated work listed here is A Farrier's Shop (1640); the latest is Falconers setting out on a Hunt (1665).
Horse (8), People (8) and Sky (8), out of the 100 works listed on this page.
Oil On Canvas, in 6 of the 100 works listed on this page.
Baroque and Dutch golden age, as documented by the works on this page.
Equestrian Track, Arrival at the Quarters and Stop Before an Inn are among the 11 works on this page in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich.
Yes. Each work listed on this page can be ordered from its own entry as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in a size of your choice.
Philips Wouwerman (baptized May 24, 1619 – died May 19, 1668) was a highly prolific and versatile Dutch painter renowned for his depictions of hunting scenes, landscapes, and battle scenes. He stands as a significant figure within the artistic landscape of the Dutch Golden Age.
Born in Haarlem, Netherlands, Philips Wouwerman was the son of Pouwels Joostsz Wouwerman, also a painter, though less known than his son. Details regarding his early artistic training are somewhat scarce. However, it is believed that he studied under Frans Hals (1581/85–1666), a prominent Haarlem portraitist. While Hals’s distinctive style did not heavily influence Wouwerman's mature work, the foundational training likely proved invaluable. Early in his career, Wouwerman was influenced by the *bamboccianti* tradition, particularly the works of Pieter van Laer (1592/99–after 1642), adopting their focus on everyday life and genre scenes.
Wouwerman’s works were highly sought after during his lifetime and continued to gain popularity in the 18th century. His paintings found their way into prominent collections across Europe, including those of princely houses in Dresden and St. Petersburg, demonstrating widespread admiration for his artistry.
Philips Wouwerman’s contribution to the Dutch Golden Age lies in his ability to capture a wide range of scenes – from bustling marketplaces and hunting expeditions to dramatic battlefields and tranquil landscapes – with remarkable detail and dynamism. His mastery of depicting horses, combined with his keen eye for anecdotal storytelling, solidified his place as one of the most celebrated and influential painters of his time. A retrospective exhibition in Kassel and The Hague (2009/2010) further highlighted his enduring legacy.
