{"title":"Eerelman, Otto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOtto Eerelman (1839-1926)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Dutch painter, best known for his depictions of dogs and horses. He was also a court painter and did several portraits of Wilhelmina, as Princess and Queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis father was sexton at Der Aa-kerk. He showed an early aptitude for art and, against the wishes of his parents, enrolled at the Academie Minerva in 1860, where he studied with J.H. Egenberger. After graduating, he spent another year at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp). Later, he took private lessons in the studios of Lawrence Alma-Tadema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a brief stay in Paris, he returned to Groningen and worked as a teacher at the Academie from 1867 to 1874. He moved to Brussels that year to establish himself as a painter but for unknown reasons relocated to The Hague in 1875, where he lived until 1902. It was during this time that he served as a court painter and many of his works are still to be seen in Het Loo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1898, an illustrated album called Horse Races was published, containing 40 lithographs of Eerelman's paintings by Richard Schoenbeck (1840-1919). It featured Queen Wilhelmina's favourite horse, \"Woyko\", and proved to be very popular. Later, an annotated collection of his works was translated into English by Clara Bell under the title Horses and Dogs. His best known painting, \"De paardenkeuring op de Grote Markt op de 28ste augustus\", depicts an annual celebration (featuring horses) held to commemorate the lifting of the Siege of Groningen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor health reasons (\"rheumatic neuralgia\"), he spent five years in Arnhem, then went back to Groningen in 1907. At the age of eighty, he was made a Ridder and a street in Groningen was named after him. It was said that one could tell when visitors to the Louvre were from Groningen because they would ask \"where are the Eerelmans?\".  He was, however, mostly forgotten by the second half of the 20th century. It is only recently that interest in his works has been revived. From April to August, 2015, a major retrospective was held at the Museum Nienoord in Leek.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"eerelman-otto-1839-1926-head-of-a-leonberger-1880-92","title":"Eerelman, Otto (1839-1926) - Head of a Leonberger 1880-92","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicture by the Dutch animal artist Otto Eerelman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 4375 pixels wide by 5418 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/eerelman-otto\" title=\"Otto Eerelman\"\u003eOtto Eerelman\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61021516497226,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Eerelman_Otto_1839-1926_-HeadofaLeonberger1880-92_main.jpg?v=1770290890"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Eerelman_Otto_1839-1926-3085599.jpg?v=1770290729","url":"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/eerelman-otto.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}