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The image shows a man standing confidently. He is dressed in medieval armor and holds a spear. His facial features include a beard and a determined expression, partially concealed by a hat. The background features an archway and rolling hills with medieval structures.
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The image shows a man standing confidently. He is dressed in medieval armor and holds a spear. His facial features include a beard and a determined expression, partially concealed by a hat. The background features an archway and rolling hills with medieval structures.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alfonso X, King of Castile

William Rogers

Date
17th century
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 25.8 × 16.6 cm (10 3/16 × 6 9/16 in.) sheet: 29.6 × 19.7 cm (11 5/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.544
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • Landscape
  • Costume
  • Sword
  • Man
Provenance

(Hill-Stone Fine Prints & Drawings, New York); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 6, 2007; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

in image, at bottom right: Willms Rogers Sculp.

NGA object ID 153955. 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.