Two tired plow horses., Dirck Stoop, artist, 1651, Netherlands, etching, Dirk Stoop (c. 1615–1686) was a widely travelled painter and engraver of the Dutch Golden Age. Allternative versions of his name include Dirck Stoff, Theodorus (van der) Stoop, Thierry (the French version) and Rod(e)rigo, by which he was known in Portugal. Stoop was born in Utrecht. His father was the glass painter Willem Jansz. van Stoop and his brother Maerten was also a painter, especially of war scenes. The 18th century Dutch art historian Arnold Houbraken, considered the elder Stoop to be a good horse painter.

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