Until recently this scene was described as ‘Two Ladies-in-waiting on Horseback with an Escort’, but they are probably two expensively-dressed courtesans offering their favours to a soldier (a mercenary), whose head is hidden behind his raised left arm. The artist is the lesser-known brother of Albrecht Altdorfer. Erhard was a painter, printmaker and architect and for a long time (1512‑1561) worked at the court of the dukes of Mecklenburg‑Schwerin.
Specifications
| Title | Horseman with Two Courtesans on Horseback |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Pen and black ink |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 136 mm Width 142 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Erhard Altdorfer
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| Accession number | D I 109 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (former Koenigs collection), 2004 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 2004 |
| Creation date | in circa 1510-1520 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Landsknechten en Turken (2009) De Collectie Twee - wissel VII, Prenten & Tekeningen (2010) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object |
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