Archery Lessons
1833
oil
panel
From the collection of Belvedere
Archery Lessons is a 1833 oil by Franz Bernhardt, depicting Walking Stick, held at Belvedere.
This painting shows an older man teaching a young boy how to use a crossbow. The man is holding the crossbow and looking down at the boy, who is also holding it. There are other people around them, including a woman holding a baby and two other children. The background is a mountainous landscape with trees and a building. The man is wearing a long coat and the boy is barefoot. The woman is wearing a dress and a headscarf. The other children are also dressed in old-fashioned clothing. The crossbow is made of wood and has a metal mechanism. The painting is held at the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Franz Bernhardt (1800–1860) was an artist, born in Vienna.
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