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Cavalry Skirmish with a Fallen Drummer at Left
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Cavalry Skirmish with a Fallen Drummer at Left

Medium

Brush and gray and brown wash, heightened with white

Dimensions

6 15/16 x 9 5/16 in. (17.7 x 23.7 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1983

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Francesco Casanova

1727–1803Republic of Venice

Casanova was born in London while his parents were touring. He studied in Venice and was influenced by Venetian art. His brother, Giovanni Giacomo Casanova, wrote that he studied drawing with Giovanni Antonio Guardi. He was probably also the student of Francesco Simonini. He traveled to Florence and Germany, and he lived in Paris and Vienna. He was a popular court painter of battle, hunting and equestrian scenes. Comment on works: Landscapes; Battles; Marines