A Soldier Standing, Seen from Behind

Leendert van der Cooghen

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a muscular man viewed from behind, wearing only a loincloth and a helmet. The man holds a shield in his left hand and a long spear in his right hand raised above his head. The man stands on a path next to a column decorated with leaves and acanthus. The column has a decorative scroll at the top with leaves growing on top. There are flowers in the bottom left corner of the path. There are trees and foliage to the right of the man. The background depicts a distant rural scene with a house, distant mountains, and a statue on a pedestal. The sky contains several small birds.