Standing Cavalier

Painting

Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Standing Cavalier

Entry/Object ID

299

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Ellen Drexel Paul Mills

Notes

Means of Accession: bequest

Made/Created

Artist

Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet

Date made

circa 1880

Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

31 in

Width

24-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

H, W: 21x14 in; H, W: 53.34x35.56 cm; Framed: 31x24 1/4 in

Height

21 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Notes

Unframed

Height

53.34 cm

Width

35.56 cm

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Ferdinand Victoire Leon Roybet was born in the small town of Uzes in France and first studied to be an engraver at Lyons. While on an extensive trip to Holland, he made copies of paintings by Frans Hals and Rembrandt, all of which inspired this painting of a swaggering 17th century-style cavalier in a green velvet suit with red shoulder bag (or sword sling) and sword.