The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 12, 2026

A vertically oriented wood engraving depicts a man standing with legs spread wide in a marketplace. He wears a knee-length coat and a three-cornered hat, looking off to our right. In the background, numerous figures sit on the ground before arched buildings and a domed tower, set against jagged mountains. High black-and-white contrast and fine parallel lines define the textures, casting long, dark shadows across the sunlit pavement.

The Captain (illustration for The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder)

1929

Clare Leighton

(American, 1899–1989)
America
wood engraving
Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride 1956.233.10
Courtesy of the Estate of Clare Leighton
Catalogue raisonné: Hardie (P.C.Q.) XXII.159.142
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1956.233.10