Study of a Fallen Soldier
17th century
Medium
Black and white chalk on blue paper
Dimensions
sheet: 3 9/16 x 5 13/16 in. (9.1 x 14.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1964
Accession Number
64.182.2
Tags
About this artwork
This Study of a Fallen Soldier by Adam Frans van der Meulen dating to 17th century exemplifies the period. Created in black and white chalk on blue paper, the work demonstrates technical mastery of materials and processes characteristic of the era. As part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints, this piece contributes to our understanding of historical artistic production. The work's sheet: 3 9/16 x 5 13/16 in. (9.1 x 14.7 cm) and material qualities reflect the aesthetic values ...
About the Artist
Adam Frans van der Meulen · 1632–1690
Flemish painter and draughtsman, active also in France. He was the eldest son of the seven children of Pieter van der Meulen and his second wife Marie van Steen Wegen. He was baptized 11 January 1632 (the date of birth is unknown). He was known for genre and history scenes, in Brussels and in the court in Paris after 1664. He was later an adviser in the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture ...