Trophy of Weapons of War, Horizontal Panel Decoration

A pen and brown wash drawing shows a dense arrangement of armor, helmet, shield, spears, trumpet, banner and miscellaneous arms, tied and layered across a rectangular field. Ruled hatching and wash build the metal forms and shadows, with a lion's head at the right edge.

Artist

Francesco Bedeschini

Date

1675-1699

Medium

Pen, brush, sepia

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2859 × 2044 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum