The Stragglers

c. 1520-1530

Jan Wellens de Cock

Associated Names
Jan Wellens de Cock

Artist, Netherlandish, c. 1480 - c. 1527

The image shows a medieval procession with armored warriors carrying spears and banners marching. Some are on horses. The drawing features detailed garments and armors with flowing drapery and engravings, emphasizing movement. The mix of horsemen and infantry suggests a military parade. The artwork uses intricate linework and portrays a dense crowd.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.4 × 37.3 cm (10 × 14 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5703

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. X.232, no. 110, State (as Lucas van Leyden)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1930; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • The Prints of Lucas van Leyden & His Contemporaries, NGA and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1983, no. 109, repro.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954: Vol. X, no. 110 (as Lucas van Leyden).

Inscriptions

verso, at top center, in brown ink: May E [undecipherable] 1828

Wikidata ID

Q65022241

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