Cavaliers' Fight
Unknown
n.d.
Medium
Brush and brown and gray wash, with graphite, heightened with white gouache, on gray wove paper (discolored to tan), tipped on cream wove card
Dimensions
18.2 × 26.8 cm (7 3/16 × 10 9/16 in.)
Classification
ink or chalk wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
85939
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...