Bust of a Soldier. In his spare time, the renowned painter Adriaen van der Werff was also a decent sculptor. This pawn or bishop is one of the few surviving pieces from a chess set that he carved for his own use from ebony and boxwood. The roguish, laughing soldier reveals a light-hearted and mocking side to this otherwise serious painter of history scenes.

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Size: 1874px × 2500px
Photo credit: © BTEU/RKMLGE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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