Design for Stained Glass: A Halbardier by an Unfinished Coat of Arms
A bearded halberdier in a plumed hat and slashed doublet stands at left, holding a long halberd upright, while an empty, scrolled cartouche for a coat of arms fills the right side. Pen and ink with gray wash, framed by ornamental strapwork and a vase at the lower corners.
Look closer: A small vase or urn with scrolled ornament sits in the lower left corner beside the pedestal.
- Artist
- Hans Jakob Plepp
- Date
- ca. 1570–80
- Medium
- Pen and black ink and gray wash
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 2667 × 3875 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1585).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2000