"Although he never visited Italy, Wouwerman was strongly influenced by the Dutch Italianate landscape painters, who drew inspiration from their experiences of peasant life in the Italian countryside. This rural scene depicts two hunters waiting for a farrier to shoe one of their horses, whilst in the background a woman gestures towards the flock of sheep disturbing the peace of a warm day.
Wouwerman's popularity rose in England in the early 19th century, when his works became highly sought-after by art dealers and collectors."
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