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This is a drawing of a military camp scene with horses. The foreground features two horses fitted with saddles and gear, standing side by side. To the right, a figure in military attire with a helmet and plume stands near the horses, looking out toward the horizon, while another figure is seen reclining on the ground, resting with a musket beside them. Behind the figures, a tent is pitched, suggesting a temporary encampment. The background reveals a landscape of rolling hills and a cloudy sky.
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This is a drawing of a military camp scene with horses. The foreground features two horses fitted with saddles and gear, standing side by side. To the right, a figure in military attire with a helmet and plume stands near the horses, looking out toward the horizon, while another figure is seen reclining on the ground, resting with a musket beside them. Behind the figures, a tent is pitched, suggesting a temporary encampment. The background reveals a landscape of rolling hills and a cloudy sky.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Austrian Dragoons

Johann Adam Klein

Date
1816
Medium
etching heightened with white on gray-green paper
Dimensions
plate: 14.5 x 17.6 cm (5 11/16 x 6 15/16 in.) sheet: 15.7 x 18.4 cm (6 3/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2010.16.2
Credit line
Ellwanger/Mescha Collection, gift in honor of Andrew Robison
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Military Scenes

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Germany
  • military
Provenance

(Ellwanger/Mescha Collection, Washington, DC); gift to NGA, 2010

Inscription

lower center in pen and ink: aufgehöhte von J A Klein; lower right in plate: J. A. Klein fec. 1816

NGA object ID 124701. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.