Cavalry Battle
1720
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1720
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
You see a tangle of horses and soldiers in mid-battle, drawn with quick, dark lines. The artist used gray wash—thin ink spread like watercolor—to soften the chaos. It’s not a finished painting, just a study, so the lines feel alive, like the scene might shift if you blink. If you like this rough energy, look up cross-hatching—a way artists build depth with crisscrossing lines.
