Moorish horseman in profile facing right, in the background a pyramid at left, many figures and an elephant, from 'Figures on Horseback' (Cavaliers nègres, polonais et hongrois)
Artwork Details
- Title: Moorish horseman in profile facing right, in the background a pyramid at left, many figures and an elephant, from 'Figures on Horseback' (Cavaliers nègres, polonais et hongrois)
- Series/Portfolio: 'Figures on Horseback' (Cavaliers nègres, polonais et hongrois)
- Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence)
- Date: ca. 1651
- Medium: Etching; second state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 6 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (17.5 × 17.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.1019
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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