Study of a Helmet, Breastplate, and Rapier

Joseph Nash

Associated Names
Joseph Nash

Artist, British, 1808 - 1878

The image depicts three detailed objects: a shield or helmet with intricate patterns on the top left, a sword with a decorative hilt in the center, and a piece of armor or breastplate on the right. The color scheme is predominantly grayscale, with varying tones and shading. The shield or helmet is on the left, the sword is in the middle, and the armor piece is on the right. A decorative spiral object is also shown in the bottom left corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 10.9 x 17.4 cm (4 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.129

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Covent Garden Gallery, Ltd. [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1979-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, center left verso in graphite: CH / 78 / 11

Watermarks

T / APPLE / 9 (partial watermark)

Wikidata ID

Q64591313

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