Franse ruiter met pistool
Abraham de Bruyn
1577
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
114; 140
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 140 mm x breedte 114 mm
Art Historical Context
**Franse ruiter pistool (French Rider with Pistol)***Abraham de Bruyn 1577, Engraving, 140 × 114 mm* Abraham de Bruyn, a Flemish engraver of the late 16th, crafted this intricate engraving as part of his renowned costume books, which meticulously documented the attire and weaponry of soldiers across Europe. Dated 1577, amid the turbulent Eighty Years' War and religious conflicts, the image captures a French cavalryman poised with pistol in hand—a symbol of the era's evolving military technology. De Bruyn's precise lines evoke the Renaissance tradition of detailed portraiture, blending Flemish...