''The Sentry'' is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Carel Fabritius, created in 1654. It is an

oil painting Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. It has been the most common technique for artistic painting on wood panel or canvas for several centuries, spreading from Europe to the rest of ...

canvas Canvas is an extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, shelters, as a support for oil painting and for other items for which sturdiness is required, as well as in such fashion objects as handbags ...

of 68 by 58 cm (27 by 23 in). The work is in the collection of the Staatliches Museum in

Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch dialect, Mecklenburgian Low German: ''Swerin''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germany, second-largest city of the northeastern States of Germany, German ...

and was restored in 2004. It represents a resting

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and a dog. Regine Kränz,
Der "Torwache" von Carel Fabritius
, Kraenz.com. Retrieved on 21 August 2014

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* 1654 paintings Paintings by Carel Fabritius Dogs in art {{17C-painting-stub