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Small etching of a pale horse rearing in center with a rider, surrounded by soldiers with raised weapons in a hatched, shadowy battle scene.

A Cavalry Fight

A small etching shows a pale rearing horse at center, its rider leaning forward, while other soldiers with raised weapons fill the edges at left and right. Dense, loose hatching builds shadow across the ground and the horses' bodies, leaving the sky almost blank.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1632
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3057 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1632; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: Combate de caballería

Un pequeño aguafuerte muestra en el centro un caballo pálido encabritado, con su jinete inclinado hacia delante, mientras otros soldados con armas en alto llenan los bordes izquierdo y derecho. Un rayado denso y suelto construye sombras en el suelo y en los cuerpos de los caballos, dejando el cielo casi en blanco.

Português: Combate de cavalaria

Uma pequena gravura em água-forte mostra, no centro, um cavalo pálido empinado, com o cavaleiro inclinado para a frente, enquanto outros soldados com armas erguidas preenchem as bordas esquerda e direita. Hachuras densas e soltas criam sombras no chão e no corpo dos cavalos, deixando o céu quase em branco.