Cavalry Battle

Charles Parrocel

Associated Names
Charles Parrocel

Artist, French, 1688 - 1752

This is a drawing of a battle scene. The composition is dynamic and filled with figures engaged in combat, riding horses and wielding weapons. The figures are drawn with quick strokes that convey movement, and the scene appears dense with overlapping figures. The medium appears to be pen and ink, with washed tones adding depth to certain elements like the charging horses and the movement of the combatants. The drawing captures the intensity and disorder of a battlefield, with swirling lines and shading suggesting dust and movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.5 × 49.4 cm (4 1/2 × 19 7/16 in.)
    mount: 19.9 × 58 cm (7 13/16 × 22 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.122.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John O'Brien, Charles Town, WV; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: C. Parrocel

Wikidata ID

Q64538828

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