Caption

Tomb of Boleslaw the Brave in Osjak, lithograph by Ignaz Bergmann after Gabriel Charton's lithographic workshop, 1818. Signed: Impr. Litogr. chez G. Charton a Geneve left and J. Bergmann fc. 1818 right. Line drawing printed at the Lithographic Workshop of Gabriel Charton in Geneva. Depicts the alleged tombstone of Boleslaw II the Brave 1039–1081. According to a legend first recorded by Maciej of Miechów in 1521, after the murder of St. Stanislaus Boleslaw lived in penance as a silent monk in Osjak; the tomb adjacent to the church bears the inscription Boleslaus Poloniae occisor sancti Stanislaviae Cracoviensis and the remains of an 11th-century knight were found within. 1818, Geneva; print graphic print; height 32.8 cm, width 24.2 cm., A large off-white sheet with a central rectangular framed drawing showing a decorative panel and a lower plaque; the framed panel contains a tall central figure flanked by several oval vignettes and ornamental scrollwork, all rendered in fine black linework; beneath the panel is a rectangular plaque with a line drawing of a horse on a raised base and a bordered surround; to the left of the framed drawing is a rough vertical stone wall depicted with irregular blocks; the entire composition is outlined with a thin rectangular border and the visible colors are off-white paper, black line drawing, and small pale discolorations in tan.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_318

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Keywords

Tomb Boleslaw Brave Osjak lithograph Ignaz Bergmann Gabriel Charton's lithographic workshop 1818 Signed Impr Litogr chez G Charton Geneve left J Bergmann fc 1818 right Line drawing printed Lithographic Workshop Gabriel Charton Geneva Depicts alleged tombstone Boleslaw II Brave 1039–1081 According legend first recorded Maciej Miechów 1521 murder St Stanislaus Boleslaw lived penance silent monk tomb adjacent church bears inscription Boleslaus Poloniae occisor sancti Stanislaviae Craco remains 11th-century knight within print graphic print height 32.8 cm width 24.2 cm large off-white sheet central rectangular framed showing decorative panel lower plaque framed panel contains tall central figure flanked several oval vignettes ornamental scrollwork rendered fine black linework beneath panel rectangular plaque line drawing horse raised base bordered surround left framed drawing rough vertical stone wall depicted irregular blocks entire composition outlined thin rectangular border visible colors off-white paper black line drawing small pale discolorations tan.