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A Farrier's Shop, Paulus Potter, 1648
Paulus Potter, portraitPaulus PotterDutch, 1625–1654

A Farrier's Shop

1648 · Painting

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Room50C · West Building, Main Floor

On public display.

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In this state since
Source
The museum
On the mapMuseum page

Particulars

Accession number
1942.9.52

What it shows

OccupationFarrier

In the catalog

PaintingsOilDutch paintingBaroque17th centuryDutchGenre art

Sources

Meanwhile, in the life of Paulus Potter

The whole life

  1. 1631–1646 · Workplace

    Amsterdam

  2. 1646 · Workplace

    Delft

  3. 6 August 1646

    Master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Delft

    Potter is registered as a master painter in the Guild of Saint Luke in Delft; his training is complete.

  4. 1649

    Moves to The Hague: a house from van Goyen

    Potter rents a house in The Hague from the painter Jan van Goyen and joins the local painters' guild; for several years he lives next door to van Goyen.

  5. 1649–1652 · Workplace

    The Hague

  6. 3 July 1650

    Marries Adriana van Balckeneynde

    Potter marries Adriana van Balckeneynde, daughter of the Hague master carpenter and building contractor Claes Dircksz, who lived nearby; his father-in-law introduces him to the Dutch elite. None of their children will reach adulthood.

More by Paulus Potter

All works
Orpheus and the Animals, Paulus Potter, 1650

Orpheus and the Animals

1650 · Rijksmuseum

Punishment of a Hunter, Paulus Potter, c. 1647

Punishment of a Hunter

c. 1647 · State Hermitage Museum

Farm, Paulus Potter, 1649

Farm

1649 · State Hermitage Museum

Deux Chevaux près d'une auge devant une chaumière, Potter, Paulus, 2e quart du XVIIe siècle (1649)

Deux Chevaux près d'une auge devant une chaumière

second quarter of the 17th century (1649) · Musée du Louvre

Wolf-Hound, Paulus Potter, 1650s

Wolf-Hound

1650s · State Hermitage Museum

Le Bois de La Haye, Potter, Paulus, 2e quart du XVIIe siècle (1650)

Le Bois de La Haye

second quarter of the 17th century (1650) · Musée du Louvre

The "Piebald" Horse, Paulus Potter, about 1650–1654

The "Piebald" Horse

about 1650–1654 · J. Paul Getty Museum

Young Dairymaid, Paulus Potter, 1651

Young Dairymaid

1651 · State Hermitage Museum

In the same room · M-050-C, National Gallery of Art

Museum page
Two Peasants with a Glass of Wine, David Teniers the Younger, c. 1645

David Teniers

Two Peasants with a Glass of Wine, c. 1645

Youth Making a Face, Adriaen Brouwer, c. 1632/1635

Adriaen Brouwer

Youth Making a Face, c. 1632/1635

Ice Scene near a Wooden Observation Tower, Jan van Goyen, 1646

Jan van Goyen

Ice Scene near a Wooden Observation Tower, 1646

The Cottage Dooryard, Adriaen van Ostade, 1673

Adriaen van Ostade

The Cottage Dooryard, 1673

After the Storm, Willem van de Velde the Younger and Studio, c. 1700

Willem van de Velde the Younger

After the Storm, c. 1700

An English Warship Firing a Salute, Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1673

Willem van de Velde the Younger

An English Warship Firing a Salute, 1673

Estuary at Day's End, Simon de Vlieger, c. 1640/1645

Simon de Vlieger

Estuary at Day's End, c. 1640/1645

Workmen before an Inn, Isack van Ostade, 1645

Isaac van Ostade

Workmen before an Inn, 1645

On the same theme · Occupation

All works on the theme
Old Man Carrying a Basket, Facing Right, Vincent van Gogh, 1882

Vincent van Gogh

Old Man Carrying a Basket, Facing Right, 1882

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Man Polishing a Boot, Vincent van Gogh, 1882

Vincent van Gogh

Man Polishing a Boot, 1882

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Postcard with Two Peasants Digging, Vincent van Gogh, 1885

Vincent van Gogh

Postcard with Two Peasants Digging, 1885

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Three Actors with a Bust of Marie-Thérèse (Trois comédiens avec buste de Marie-Thérèse), Pablo Picasso, 1933

Pablo Picasso

Three Actors with a Bust of Marie-Thérèse (Trois comédiens avec buste de Marie-Thérèse), 1933

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Nude in the Studio, Pablo Picasso, 1936/1937

Pablo Picasso

Nude in the Studio, 1936/1937

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Family of Saltimbanques, Pablo Picasso, 1905

Pablo Picasso

Family of Saltimbanques, 1905

National Gallery of Art

The Watering Place (Horses Bathing) [L'abreuvoir (chevaux au bain)], Pablo Picasso, 1906

Pablo Picasso

The Watering Place (Horses Bathing) [L'abreuvoir (chevaux au bain)], 1906

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Sculptor and Model with a Sculpture Representing a Bull Attacking Horses (Sculpteur et son modèle avec un groupe sculpté représentant un taureau attaquant des chevaux), Pablo Picasso, 1933

Pablo Picasso

Sculptor and Model with a Sculpture Representing a Bull Attacking Horses (Sculpteur et son modèle avec un groupe sculpté représentant un taureau attaquant des chevaux), 1933

Not on view · National Gallery of Art