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The image shows a full-body view of a person on horseback. The person is seated sideways on the rearing horse, positioned in profile view, with one arm raised and pointing. The person has facial features and is wearing a fur hat, a long coat, knee-high boots, and a crossbelt with a sword attached. Next to them are long, strap-like objects. The horse is captured in movement, with its front legs rearing up and its mane flowing backward. The background consists of swirling lines and shading.
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The image shows a full-body view of a person on horseback. The person is seated sideways on the rearing horse, positioned in profile view, with one arm raised and pointing. The person has facial features and is wearing a fur hat, a long coat, knee-high boots, and a crossbelt with a sword attached. Next to them are long, strap-like objects. The horse is captured in movement, with its front legs rearing up and its mane flowing backward. The background consists of swirling lines and shading.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Dragoon on Horseback

Charles Parrocel

Date
c.1730
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 21.2 x 16.2 cm (8 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.) sheet: 32 x 22.2 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2010.75.7
Credit line
Katherine Shepard Fund
Time span
1701 to 1725
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • military
Provenance

(Arsène Bonafous-Murat, Paris); purchased 2010 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in graphite: RD 32

NGA object ID 151070. 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.