Battle Scene: a Cavalry Engagement
Jacques Courtois
17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over faint traces of black chalk
Dimensions
7 5/16 x 11 5/16 in. (18.6 x 28.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession Number
1975.131.102
Tags
BattlesWeaponsMenFlagsHorses
About the Artist
Jacques Courtois · 1621–1676
A specialist in battle paintings, he also painted religious and other scenes. As a teenager, Courtois left France for Italy with his young brother, Guillaume. He drew military campaigns, then studied in Bologna, Florence, and Siena, arriving in Rome by 1638. He worked primarily in Italy. He joined the Jesuit order in 1657.