The image features a man standing confidently. He has a rifle over one shoulder and one hand on his hip. His head is turned slightly to the side, showing a profile with a mustache. He wears a feathered hat, a doublet with puffed sleeves, a high collar, fitted breeches, knee-length socks, and stylish shoes. A sash or cloak drapes across his chest, and a sword hangs at his side. The background shows a landscape with hills, figures engaged in activities, tents, and clouds in the sky.
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Musketeer

Jacques de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565 - 1629)

artist after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558 - 1617)

1587

Medium
engraving on laid paper
Classification
Portfolio
Dimensions
plate: 21.2 x 15.6 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.) ; sheet: 33.9 x 25.1 cm (13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
New Century Fund
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

View at the National Gallery of Art