Gift of George Hubbard Clapp
41.72
A Soldier and a Drummer’s Corpse
Pen and brown ink, brown wash on paper
3.25 in W
x
4.437 in H
(Image)
European
This drawing is on a handmade paper that contains a watermark depicting an anchor.
This unattributed drawing of a soldier holding a musket over a dead body on a battlefield. The realist style of the drawing resembles the work of Jacques Callot (1592-1635).
Wall label from the exhibition The Curious Drawings of Doctor Clapp, UAG, October 24–December 6, 2019.
Wall label from the exhibition The Curious Drawings of Doctor Clapp, UAG, October 24–December 6, 2019.
In Collection
Acquired by the University of Pittsburgh from Mary Burgwin Denny in 1941.
Funds for the purchase donated by George Hubbard Clapp.
Funds for the purchase donated by George Hubbard Clapp.
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