Art, literature & history
Design for a Burgonet Helmet
c. 1545
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and black ink with gray wash over black chalk on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 34.9 x 42 cm (13 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1993.51.4
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Jean Cousin the Elder. Design for a Burgonet Helmet. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Design for a Burgonet Helmet — Jean Cousin the Elder. c. 1545.
Medium: pen and black ink with gray wash over black chalk on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 34.9 x 42 cm (13 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1993.51.4. Woodner Collection.
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.