Artist:

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605  Search this

Medium:

Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 10.4 × 14.3 cm (4 1/8 × 5 5/8 in.)

Type:

figures

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

1589

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: In the foreground a group of warriors on horseback reach the crest of a hill, moving toward the right. Behind them is a view of a city.

Verso: Italian inscription in ink, written over a faint black chalk drawing of an unidentified subject, possibly of battling figures on horseback.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-2656

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d98854d6-b7ed-4438-a33b-905e4e63bb95

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-2656