Hannibal Crossing the Alps
Artist:
GOEREE, Jan, 1670-1731
Date: c. 1700
Medium: Chalk, ink, and ink wash with stylus indentations.
Dimensions:
Other (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.)
Classification: Visual Works
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 1978.8
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 border
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In Collection(s)
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