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The image displays a person lying face down on the ground. The person's arms are bent and tucked under their head, with legs spread slightly apart. They are wearing a wide-brimmed hat and loose-fitting clothing, including trousers, a tunic or coat, and pointed shoes. Beside the person is a cane or sword with an ornate hilt. The background is plain and shaded with no discernible features.
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The image displays a person lying face down on the ground. The person's arms are bent and tucked under their head, with legs spread slightly apart. They are wearing a wide-brimmed hat and loose-fitting clothing, including trousers, a tunic or coat, and pointed shoes. Beside the person is a cane or sword with an ornate hilt. The background is plain and shaded with no discernible features.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Cavalier Lying on the Ground

Jan Both

Date
c. 1640
Medium
black chalk heightened with white on blue-washed laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 12.2 x 14.2 cm (4 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1996.68.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Baroque
  • Dutch
  • male
  • figure
  • Male
  • Figure lying down
Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's, London, 18 April 1996, no. 118); purchased through (Colnaghi's) by NGA.

Inscription

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: D25216LL / No 637 / E v.d. Velde Palamides / Backer

NGA object ID 95517. 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.