At right a figure stands in full armor with his helmet up; his left hand is on his waist, and his right rests on the hilt of a sword. Another figure stands at left, leaning on a staff with a quiver of arrows hanging from his waist. Both figures stand on a long arrow that spans the width of the board. The figures flank a shield, with charges of fleurs de lille and lions, and a banner bearing the motto: "dieu et mon droit. Above is a lunette with a figure of a youth sitting on a ledge. He wears a patterned robe with cape. Framing the lunette, are two roses on either side with vine and leaves. Date: 1887. Dimensions: Sheet: 54 x 38.5 cm (21 1/4 x 15 3/16 in.). Medium: oil paint. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Pages and Knights, Frontispiece for "The Man at Arms", 1887 (CH 18419833)
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