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Endpaper with Scenes from the Life of a Knight

Paul Reimund

1780

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism 18th Century

Dominant colour

Endpaper with Scenes from the Life of a Knight is a 1780 ink by Paul Reimund, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Paul Reimund
When & what style?: 1780 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This image shows a busy scene split into three horizontal panels. Each panel has people riding horses, walking, and fighting in what looks like a medieval town. The background has castles, trees, and a bright blue sky. Gold lines and shapes outline the figures and buildings, making everything stand out against the blue paper. The gold ink and detailed figures suggest this was made as a decorative book cover or endpaper. The scenes look like stories from a knight’s life, with battles and processions. If you like this style, look up woodcut to see how artists carved these images.