Portrait of King Stefan Batory in noble attire, after an engraving by Jost Amman from 1576; original author Jost Amman 1539–1591, copyist Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884. Drawing on tracing paper glued across its entire surface to paper of similar dimensions, which is glued with its upper edge to cardboard. Medium: drawing, tracing. Date: 1830–1884. Subject: Stefan Batory King of Poland; 1533–1586 — portrait of a ruler, male portrait, copies from engravings. Dimensions: drawing 20.1 × 13.7 cm; support 23.1 × 13.7 cm; cardboard 35.8 × 25.7 cm., A full-length pencil drawing of a man standing indoors, wearing a long patterned robe and a long fur-trimmed cloak, with a tall fur hat topped by a plume; he has a mustache and beard and a serious facial expression, one hand resting on his waist and the other holding a curved sword or scabbard at his side. The scene shows drapery and a column on the left and an ornamental frame or architectural detail on the right, with a distant landscape visible th...
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Portrait of King Stefan Batory in noble attire, after an engraving by Jost Amman from 1576; original author Jost Amman 1539–1591, copyist Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884. Drawing on tracing paper glued across its entire surface to paper of similar dimensions, which is glued with its upper edge to cardboard. Medium: drawing, tracing. Date: 1830–1884. Subject: Stefan Batory King of Poland; 1533–1586 — portrait of a ruler, male portrait, copies from engravings. Dimensions: drawing 20.1 × 13.7 cm; support 23.1 × 13.7 cm; cardboard 35.8 × 25.7 cm., A full-length pencil drawing of a man standing indoors, wearing a long patterned robe and a long fur-trimmed cloak, with a tall fur hat topped by a plume; he has a mustache and beard and a serious facial expression, one hand resting on his waist and the other holding a curved sword or scabbard at his side. The scene shows drapery and a column on the left and an ornamental frame or architectural detail on the right, with a distant landscape visible through the opening; the drawing is in shades of gray and beige on aged paper, with detailed shading and fine linework throughout.

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Portrait King Stefan Batory noble attire engraving Jost Amman 1576 original author Jost Amman 1539–1591 copyist Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 Drawing tracing paper glued across entire surface paper dimensions upper edge cardboard Medium drawing tracing Date 1830–1884 Subject Stefan Batory King Poland 1533–1586 portrait ruler male portrait copies engravings Dimensions support full-length pencil drawing man standing indoors wearing long patterned robe long fur-trimmed cloak tall fur hat topped plume mustache beard serious facial expression hand resting waist holding curved sword scabbard side scene drapery column left ornamental frame architectural detail right distant landscape visible opening shades gray beige aged paper detailed shading fine linework .

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