Startled Figure of a Soldier Seated on a Block
Startled Figure of a Soldier Seated on a Block is a drawing in pen and light brown ink with brush and light brown wash over black chalk underdrawing; on off-white paper, made 17th century by Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century. It is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, in the Drawings and Prints collection. It entered that collection as Gift of Mr.
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Jaffe, 1956 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: Startled Figure of a Soldier Seated on a Block) • Made: 17th century (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: Startled Figure of a Soldier Seated on a Block) • Collection: Drawings and Prints (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: Startled Figure of a Soldier Seated on a Block) • Dimensions: 4-3/4 x 3-9/16 in. (12.1 x 9.0 cm) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: Startled Figure of a Soldier Seated on a Block) • Medium: Pen and light brown ink with brush and light brown wash over black chalk underdrawing. On off-white paper (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: Startled Figure of a Soldier Seated on a Block) • Object: Drawing (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: Startled Figure of a Soldier Seated on a Block) • Held by: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: Startled Figure of a Soldier Seated on a Block) • Title: Startled Figure of a Soldier Seated on a Block
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Startled Figure of a Soldier Seated on a BlockThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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