L'Art de Nager, demontré par figures, avec des avis pour se baigner utilement

French 17th Century and Melchisedech Thevenot (author)

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a man swimming in the water. He is in mid-stroke with his body above the surface. His body is horizontal, with one arm stretched forward and the other raised, while one leg is bent at the knee and lifted out of the water. The man's facial features are slightly visible with curly hair. He appears to be unclothed. The background consists of intricately drawn lines representing the rippling surface of the water, with numbers "24" and "XVII" appearing in the top left and right corners. The scene is a line drawing.