The image shows a man standing in a bent posture. He has a serious expression with furrowed brows and is dressed in detailed armor, including a helmet and a vest with padded sleeves. He is holding a smoking musket with both hands. The man's boots have woven patterns around the top. The background is simple and neutral.
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Elegantly Dressed Soldier Preparing to Fire His Caliver

Jacques de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565 - 1629)

c. 1597

Medium
pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 26 x 18.1 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/8 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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