Fighting Knights Before Castle
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Fighting Knights Before Castle

TitleFighting Knights Before Castle
ArtistAttributed to Robert Ker Porter English, 1777-1842
Datec. 1800 18th century
MediumPen and orange-red ink, with brush and gray wash, graphite, and traces of red chalk, on cream wove paper, squared in graphite
Classificationpen and ink drawings
OriginEngland England
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineThe Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Fighting Knights Before Castle” is a work by Attributed to Robert Ker Porter English, 1777-1842, dated c. 1800. It is executed in pen and orange-red ink, with brush and gray wash, graphite, and traces of red chalk, on cream wove paper, squared in graphite and classified as pen and ink drawings. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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