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The image shows two figures: a small child holding a sword and an adult dressed in medieval-style clothing. The child has round facial features and tight curls, while the adult wears a pointed hat with a long feather. The adult is slightly bent forward toward the child, who is looking up at them. The adult's attire includes textured fabric and what appears to be tassels. The background is plain with minimal details, suggesting a rocky ground.
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The image shows two figures: a small child holding a sword and an adult dressed in medieval-style clothing. The child has round facial features and tight curls, while the adult wears a pointed hat with a long feather. The adult is slightly bent forward toward the child, who is looking up at them. The adult's attire includes textured fabric and what appears to be tassels. The background is plain with minimal details, suggesting a rocky ground.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

"Turn aside the Sharp Sword" [fol. 44 recto]

French early 16th Century

Date
c. 1512/1515
Medium
pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 16.3 x 10.7 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2006.11.50
Credit line
Woodner Collection, Gift of Andrea Woodner
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Speculum principis (Mirror for Princes)

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • child
  • portrait
  • Costume
  • Weapons
  • Man
Provenance

(Sale, London, Sotheby's, 13 July 1937, lot 64); (sale, London, Sotheby's, 15-17 November 1937, lot 546); (sale, London, Maggs Bros., Ltd., catalogue 709, 1941, no. 30); (purchased by William H. Schab Gallery via Paul Graupe); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York, by 1973; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990.

NGA object ID 86046. 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.