# Studies of a Horseman and the Head of a Horse

- By: Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp, 1599–1641)
- Date: c. 1617 - c. 1621
- Medium: paper, ink
- Classification: drawing
- Dimensions: height 263 mm x width 164 mm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-T-1884-A-302--a584f0535d02146a85fd2191ed3863d7)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/1d4dd37b6388b9e45cad3d5e8ca9312e.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Anthony van Dyck dashed off this quick sketch without relying on an underdrawing. Using rapid brushstrokes, he created volume and movement, especially in the horse in the foreground, whose mane seems to flutter in the wind. The drawing was probably intended as a preparatory study for a painting. The artist noted the colours to be used, for instance white for the muzzle.