Caption
King Casimir IV and Elizabeth II of Prussia, figures on consoles after sculptures in the corridor at Stuttgart Castle, Lesser, Alexander 1814–1884 draughtsman/author. Casimir IV King of Poland; 1427–1492 — iconography; Elizabeth II of Prussia Queen of Poland; 1436–1505 — iconography. Polish personalities, rulers; kings, personages, cartouches, copies, ornaments, fittings, sculpture artist; Stuttgart Germany, Castle Stuttgart, castle Lichtenstein; Baden-Württemberg furnishings, consoles. Two drawings glued with their entire surface to a common paper, which is glued with the upper edge to cardboard. 1841. Drawing. Drawing: height 16.8 cm, width 9.2 cm; backing: height 16.9 cm, width 21.5 cm; cardboard: height 25.8 cm, width 35.8 cm., A pencil drawing divided vertically into two panels showing a crowned male figure on the left and a crowned female figure on the right, each depicted from the waist up standing on decorative pedestals with heraldic shields; the male wears a robe with a sash and a chain, has a beard and mustache, and a crown, while the female wears a patterned gown with a high collar, a crown or headdress, and an outstretched arm; a columned or vaulted architectural background appears behind both figures with curved arches; there is handwritten ink text in red ink along the central divide and near the figures, and a horizontal band of more handwriting along the bottom; visible colors include gray from the pencil shading, brown or sepia tones from added wash, red from the handwritten ink, and off-white from the paper.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26A32_455
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