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The Soldier Carrying His Pike at the Slope

Jacques de Gheyn II · 1565–1629

Maximum print size

22.4 × 32.0 cm · 8.8 × 12.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,636 × 3,770 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 22.4 × 32.0 cm · 8.8 × 12.6 in
Mat border, sides: 9.1 cm · 3.6 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 9.4 cm · 3.7 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: late 16th–early 17th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, gray wash; incised for transfer
Type: Drawings
Size: 27.0 × 18.9 cm · 10.6 × 7.4 in
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Soldiers, Weapons
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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