Man with Sword
Attributedattributed to
Barthélemy Prieur
(French, 1536 - 1611)
Additional Title(s)
- A Gladiator
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Dateca. 1600
Mediumbronze
Dimensions8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.)
8 1/8 × 4 × 4 in. (20.7 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm.)
DescriptionFull length standing nude figure of slim proportions, striding forward to the right; his head with thick hair and broad forehead is seen almost full face. He looks in front of him and grasping his sword, which he has just drawn from its scabbard, in his righ thand, seems about to rush upon his foe.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number17.7
William Blake
ca. 1801
Object number: 000.25
William Blake
ca. 1826-1827
Object number: 000.33