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The image shows a group of men. One man is seated on a rock, holding a spear in his left hand and appears to be talking with two other men in the scene. The seated man wears a helmet with a plume, chainmail tunic, shorts with a decorative pattern, and sandals. His long hair extends down his back. One man wears a turban and looks focused, while the other leans forward behind a rock. The background features trees, a cloudy sky, and rocks framing the group, and a large jug is in the foreground next to the seated man.
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The image shows a group of men. One man is seated on a rock, holding a spear in his left hand and appears to be talking with two other men in the scene. The seated man wears a helmet with a plume, chainmail tunic, shorts with a decorative pattern, and sandals. His long hair extends down his back. One man wears a turban and looks focused, while the other leans forward behind a rock. The background features trees, a cloudy sky, and rocks framing the group, and a large jug is in the foreground next to the seated man.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Banditti Taking His Post

John Hamilton Mortimer

Date
1778
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 30 × 20.1 cm (11 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.) sheet: 42.4 × 29 cm (16 11/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1978.51.12
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Seated figure
  • Tree
  • Costume
  • Weapons
  • Man

NGA object ID 56687. 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.