Art, literature & history
Standing Cavalier Wearing a Sword
c. 1615
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and brown ink with brown wash over traces of black chalk and graphite
- Dimensions
- overall (approximate): 20 x 9.9 cm (7 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1981.44.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Willem Buytewech. Standing Cavalier Wearing a Sword. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Standing Cavalier Wearing a Sword — Willem Buytewech. c. 1615.
Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over traces of black chalk and graphite.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall (approximate): 20 x 9.9 cm (7 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1981.44.1. 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.