Moorish horseman in profile facing right, in the background a pyramid at left, many figures and an elephant, from 'Figures on Horseback' (Cavaliers nègres, polonais et hongrois)

ca. 1651

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching; second state of two
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 6 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (17.5 × 17.5 cm)
Collection no.: 17.3.1019
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Stefano Della Bella. Moorish horseman in profile facing right, in the background a pyramid at left, many figures and an elephant, from 'Figures on Horseback' (Cavaliers nègres, polonais et hongrois). Stefano Della Bella; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Full-frame proportional resize and JPEG compression.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Moorish horseman in profile facing right, in the background a pyramid at left, many figures and an elephant, from 'Figures on Horseback' (Cavaliers nègres, polonais et hongrois) — Stefano Della Bella. ca. 1651.

Medium: Etching; second state of two. Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 6 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (17.5 × 17.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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