These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Youth Drawing His Sword (Gladiator)
Sculptor: Prieur, Barthélemy
Copper alloy, probably bronze. The nude youth strides forwards, his right leg in front, his right arm unsheathing a sword from a scabbard in his left hand. Both the sword and scabbard are now broken.
History note: Walters Collection Bearwood
Height: 20.6 cm
Length: 7.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by de Pass, Alfred A.
16th Century, Late-17th Century, Early
Circa
1575
CE
-
Circa
1625
CE
Described as French, early 17th century by A. Radcliffe, 1980.
probably bronze
Copper alloy
Bronze
Casting (process) : Copper alloy, probably bronze, cast
Accession number: M.10-1933
Primary reference Number: 13556
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_10_1933
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Youth Drawing His Sword (Gladiator)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13556 Accessed: 2025-06-19 05:25:48
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13556
|title=Youth Drawing His Sword (Gladiator)
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-06-19 05:25:48|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-13556
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa19/M_10_1933.jpg"
alt="Youth Drawing His Sword (Gladiator)"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Youth Drawing His Sword (Gladiator)</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
