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This is a drawing of a armored figure holding a sword in a striking stance. The figure is barefoot and dressed in a tunic-like attire with intricate details. On the ground, there is a sword scabbard. In the background, there are two crowns on a hill. The ground has wavy lines, and the image is rendered with fine lines to create depth and shadows.
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This is a drawing of a armored figure holding a sword in a striking stance. The figure is barefoot and dressed in a tunic-like attire with intricate details. On the ground, there is a sword scabbard. In the background, there are two crowns on a hill. The ground has wavy lines, and the image is rendered with fine lines to create depth and shadows.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

"Do Not Break the Crown" [fol. 43 recto]

French early 16th Century

Date
c. 1512/1515
Medium
pen and black ink on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 16.2 x 10.7 cm (6 3/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2006.11.49
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
  • 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 86047. 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.