Charles II of Spain on Horseback

Claudio Coello|Matías de Torres

late 17th century · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash over slight traces of black chalk underdrawing. Corners cut off, composition outlined in hexagonal form with pen and brown ink. Contours of the seated figure and the saddle pricked. Lined · Drawings and Prints

Artist

Claudio Coello|Matías de Torres

Date

late 17th century

Medium

Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash over slight traces of black chalk underdrawing. Corners cut off, composition outlined in hexagonal form with pen and brown ink. Contours of the seated figure and the saddle pricked. Lined

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880