Identification title(s): soldier with a stick and a sword. Small figures (series title). Figurine (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-37. 127. Catalog reference: the illustrated bartsch 36-2(2). The illustrated bartsch 32. Wallace 16. Bartsch 32. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240 number, verso lower left, handwritten in brown ink: '36'. Description: a soldier wearing a hat, facing right and pointing with his left hand at his chest. In his right hand he holds a stick and on his left he carries a sword. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: salvator rosa (mentioned on object), according to own design by: salvator rosa. Place of manufacture: italy. Dating: ca. 1656 - ca. 1657. Physical features: etching and drypoint with plate tone. Material: paper technique: etching / drypoint / plate tone. Dimensions: sheet: h 147 mm (cut off inside the plate edge. ) × w 97 mm (cut off inside the plate edge. ) explanation: print mirror image of a drawing in the british museum in london (inv. No. Ff, 2. 168). This print is part of the 'figurine' series, consisting of a title print and 80 small-format prints with representations of male and female figures. Rosa probably produced the series during the years 1656 and 1657. Subject: what: the soldier; the life of a soldier walking-stick, staff hacking and thrusting weapons: swordindex finger forwards, pointing, indicating. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: ca. 1656 - ca. 1657.
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