Hunchback Brandishing Two Swords

1769/1771

H. Numan after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
H. Numan

Artist, Dutch, 1728 - 1788

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts a person in a dynamic, aggressive stance, holding two swords and appearing to be in mid-stride. The person faces slightly to the right, with intense facial features and wild, swept-back hair. They wear a long-sleeved tunic, close-fitting trousers, and shoes with curled toes. The background shows a simple building among greenery and bushes, with an empty sky filling the rest of the space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    block: 6.2 x 5.9 cm (2 7/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 6.6 x 6.2 cm (2 5/8 x 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.100.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q75424590

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