Soldier Carrying a Broadsword over His Left Shoulder, with a Flag-Bearer and Pikeman in the Distance
late 16th or early 17th century
Artist, Dutch, 1565 - 1629
Artist
German 16th Century
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 21.1 × 15.1 cm (8 5/16 × 5 15/16 in.)
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Accession Number
2013.84.1.127
Associated Artworks
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Jacques de Gheyn II
1608
Waffenhandlung
Jacques de Gheyn II
1608
A Soldier Holding His Caliver
Jacques de Gheyn II
1608
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Petr Vok z Rozmberka (Peter Wok, a Czech nobleman of the House of Rosenberg), [1539-1611], supralibros dated 1608. (Colnaghi, London, 1980); Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, Boston; (sale, Christie's New York, 20 June 2013, no. 527); purchased 2013 by NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
In plate, across bottom, at left: Mit meinem Schlachtschwert ich zerhau / Ohn unterscheit beid man und frau; at right: Ja hab auch kein mitleiden mit, / Wofern sie sich ergeben nit.; by unknown hand, bottom right, outside image, in ink: L
Wikidata ID
Q77006181