Hannibal Crossing the Alps
Artist
GOEREE, Jan, 1670-1731
Datec. 1700
MediumChalk, ink, and ink wash with stylus indentations.
DimensionsOther (sheet): 13.7 × 20.3 cm (5 3/8 × 8 in.)
Other (mat): 29.2 × 34.3 cm (11 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)
Other (mat): 29.2 × 34.3 cm (11 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1978.8
DescriptionGray and white with sepia accents; army advancing on foot and on elephants in large, architectural platforms; bodies with classical shields and helmets are strwen on the ground in the foreground; an army on horseback advances on the right; in the middle distnce masses of troops wind down a slope; in the background, mountains and clouds; in the center, a large elephant carries soldiers firing arrows; double line sepia borderOn View
Not on viewCollections
J Cousen
Cousen, J.
Henri Bechard
