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Pen and brown ink drawing of a helmeted armored female figure beside a lion, with scroll ornament and a sandal sketch on buff paper.

Three Sketches: Fortitude, a Sandal, and Grotesques

A pen and brown ink drawing with brown wash on buff paper shows a standing armored female figure with a lion at her feet, beside scrolling grotesque ornament and a sketched sandal. The figure wears a helmet and holds a shield and a sprig of foliage.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1560/69
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on buff laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1998 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1569).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection