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The image shows a person standing and drawing a bow. The individual is in profile, facing slightly to the right, with one leg forward. The person has a focused expression and wears a hat with feathers, ornate clothing, including puffed sleeves and a pleated skirt, and an archer's glove on their right hand. The background is plain, emphasizing the detailed figure.
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The image shows a person standing and drawing a bow. The individual is in profile, facing slightly to the right, with one leg forward. The person has a focused expression and wears a hat with feathers, ornate clothing, including puffed sleeves and a pleated skirt, and an archer's glove on their right hand. The background is plain, emphasizing the detailed figure.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Archer Drawing His Bow

Hans Leonard Schäufelein

Date
c. 1510
Medium
pen and black ink on laid paper
Dimensions
Overall (approximate): 23.2 x 13.2 cm (9 1/8 x 5 3/16 in.) overall: 86.3 cm (34 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1980.42.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Renaissance
  • sports
  • genre
Provenance

Kouriss(L.2722),Lanna(L.2773),Rudolf(L.Supp.2811b);

Inscription

in later hand, lower left in brown ink: 84.

Marks

(Briquet 15370)

Watermarks

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NGA object ID 57637. 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.