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Album Amicorum of a German Soldier1595

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Watercolor and ink drawing of a mounted soldier in orange and blue costume holding a long musket, riding a pale gray horse in profile, with cursive inscription above
Manuscript page with early modern German cursive script in brown ink on aged cream paper, including the word "Fortuna" at top, several lines of handwritten text, large printed letters "HGHVDE" below center, and multiple signatures with flourishes at bottom.

Unknown, Album Amicorum of a German Soldier, 1595, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the 1991 Collectors Committee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Album Amicorum of a German Soldier
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1595
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (15.56 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 1991 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.91.71.25
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1992, vol. 29-30, no. 12-1 (December, 1991-January, 1993).