Otto's Percheron

De Percheron (1898)
Otto Eerelman (1839-1926)

A skilled draftsman, watercolorist, and painter, Eerelman was born in the Netherlandish village of Groningen in 1839, where he studied with the Dutch history painter J.H. Egenberger.  He later studied in Paris in 1867 and in Brussels from 1874-1876.  After living in The Hague and Arnhem for years, he returned home to become an instructor at the Minerva Academy where he previously studied with Egenberger. Eerelman was well known for his detailed renderings of horses.  His "De Percheron" was part of the Dutch edition of "Paardenrassen Kunstalbum" a portfolio of plates based on Eerelman's paintings, depicting different breeds of draft horses.

Otto Eerelman

Self-Portrait

To see and appreciate more beautiful horse portraiture by Otto Eerelman, click on his portrait above.