Art, literature & history
A Cavalier Lying on the Ground
c. 1640
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk heightened with white on blue-washed laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 12.2 x 14.2 cm (4 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1996.68.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Jan Both. A Cavalier Lying on the Ground. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
A Cavalier Lying on the Ground — Jan Both. c. 1640.
Medium: black chalk heightened with white on blue-washed laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 12.2 x 14.2 cm (4 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1996.68.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.