Caption

Oval portrait of Queen Elizabeth of Habsburg, after a miniature in the portfolio of Sigismund II Augustus; draughtsman: Alexander Lesser 1814–1884; subject: Elizabeth of Habsburg Queen of Poland, 1526–1545; iconography: queens, personages, women's portrait; copy of a 16th-century miniature; Emilian Lesser 1848–1912 associated; medium: drawing on tracing paper glued across its entire surface to paper of similar dimensions, glued with its edges to a support, which is glued with its upper edge to cardboard; date range: 1830–1884; type: drawing, tracing; dimensions: drawing 13.8 × 9.8 cm; card 14.7 × 10.7 cm; support 18.4 × 13.8 cm; cardboard 34.8 × 25.1 cm., A monochrome ink drawing of a woman shown from the waist up wearing an ornate historical dress with very large puffed sleeves decorated with patterned motifs; she has a high, decorated collar and layered bodice with visible necklaces or chains, and her hands are clasped together at waist level. Her head is covered by a fitted cap with a flat top and subtle decoration, and her face is rendered with a neutral expression and short hair visible at the forehead. The drawing is framed by a double-lined rectangular border and mounted on a larger sheet with uneven edges; the paper shows aged beige and cream tones with a few darker stains and small spots. Visible colors in the image include black lines of the drawing, beige and cream of the paper, and a muted red used for the border and some markings.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_470

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.5Mb (1.3Mb) / 11.2in x 14.7in / 3366 x 4410 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oval portrait Queen Elizabeth Habsburg miniature portfolio Sigismund II Augustus draughtsman Alexander Lesser 1814–1884 subject Elizabeth Habsburg Queen Poland 1526–1545 iconography queens personages women's portrait copy 16th-century miniature Emilian Lesser 1848–1912 associated medium drawing tracing paper glued across entire surface paper dimensions edges support upper edge cardboard date range 1830–1884 type tracing card monochrome ink drawing woman shown waist up wearing ornate historical dress large puffed sleeves decorated patterned motifs high decorated collar layered bodice visible necklaces chains hands clasped together waist level head covered fitted cap flat top subtle decoration face rendered neutral expression short hair visible forehead framed double-lined rectangular border mounted larger sheet uneven edges aged beige cream tones darker stains small spots Visible colors image include black lines beige cream muted red border markings.