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The Horse-Fight at Hlidarendi. Illustration for Njal’s Saga, ch. 59
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    The Horse-Fight at Hlidarendi. Illustration for Njal’s Saga, ch. 59

    TitleThe Horse-Fight at Hlidarendi. Illustration for Njal’s Saga, ch. 59
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on paper laid down on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 55,6 x 42,6 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 63,2 x 50,2 x 1,2 cm
    Ram [med hänge]: (dj)
  • DatingMade ca 1895 - 1900
  • Artist/Maker Artist: August Malmström, Swedish, born 1829-10-14, dead 1901-10-18
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Inventory No.NM 7118
  • AcquisitionInköp 2012 med Magda och Max Ettlers donationsmedel
    Description
    Artist/Maker
    Images and media

    August Malmström devoted many years to working on the illustrations to Esaias Tegnér’s Frithiof’s saga. Towards the end of his life he started to illustrate Njal’s saga which is a mediaeval Icelandic saga. However, the work was never completed and published. This dramatic scene deals with how the horses are urged on to fight each other.