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Hungarian Horseman
Stefano della Bellac. 1651
- Attribution
- Stefano della Bella Italian, 1610-1664
- Medium
- Etching in black on ivory laid paper
- Physical dimensions
- Sheet: 19 × 19 cm (7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. George B. Young and Prints and Drawings Purchase Account
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In 1633 Stefano della Bella sketched the festive entry of a Polish ambassador to Rome, recordings which were later reproduced as etchings. To signal the importance of his arrival, a colorful parade of noblemen, soldiers, and retainers from various national and native groups accompanied him on horseback. Among the ranks were cavalrymen from North Africa , Hungary, and Poland (on view nearby). Here, a burly aristocratic Hungarian trots among a group of riders.
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