Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

 

Cavalier

Description


                    Cavalier, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Cavalier, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

A flamboyant cavalier, possibly inspired by Le Sage's The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santinane, published in 1715-1735, or Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha, of 1605.

Last updated: 13th March 2021 by Margaret