A Maiden Embraced by a Knight in Armor

1838

Sir George Hayter

Associated Names
Sir George Hayter

Artist, British, 1792 - 1871

The image shows a drawing of two individuals in a partially reclining position. The figure on the right appears to be a man with curled hair and a mustache, wearing armor with intricate detailing. The person beside him has softer features and curly hair with a floral headband. Their arms are wrapped around each other. Both figures wear historical or ceremonial attire with layered textures. There is a sword or similar object between them. The background is abstract with loose strokes and cloud-like forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white, on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.5 x 35.9 cm (10 1/16 x 14 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.77

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Edward Kennaway, England [1800-1875]; (Sabin Galleries, Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1972-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • Sabin Galleries, Inc., London, December, 1971.

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: GH 1838

Wikidata ID

Q64631910

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