Caption

Oval portrait of King Sigismund III Vasa, after the engraving Vladislaus IV Poloniae et Sueciae Rex Serenissimus et Potentissimus by Pieter Soutman and Jonas Suyderhoef from 1644. Makers: Jonas Suyderhoef ca. 1613–1686 engraver, co-creator of the original, Pieter Claesz. Soutman ca. 1580–1657 draughtsman, co-creator of the original, Alexander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman/author. Subject: Wladyslaw IV Vasa King of Poland; 1595–1648 — iconography, portrait of a ruler, male portrait, copy from an engraving. Medium and support: drawing on tracing paper glued across its entire surface to paper of similar dimensions, which is glued with its upper edge to cardboard. Date range: 1830–1884. Technique/type: drawing, tracing. Dimensions: cardboard height 28.8 cm, width 20.3 cm; overall cardboard: height 34.4 cm, width 24.8 cm. Place of origin: unknown., A sepia-toned portrait drawing of a man shown from the chest up within an oval frame, featuring light tan, brown, and dark brown shading; he has shoulder-length wavy hair, a moustache and pointed goatee, and a high forehead with short bangs; he wears a large lace collar with intricate floral patterns and a decorated garment with visible straps, medallions, and a draped sash; the background inside the oval is dark brown while the outer border is lighter tan, and the paper shows aged tan discoloration and darker smudges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_483

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.0Mb (2.8Mb) / 11.0in x 15.5in / 3300 x 4657 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oval portrait King Sigismund III Vasa engraving Vladislaus IV Poloniae et Sueciae Rex Serenissimus et Pieter Soutman Jonas Suyderhoef 1644 Makers Jonas Suyderhoef ca 1613–1686 engraver co-creator original Pieter Claesz Soutman ca 1580–1657 draughtsman Alexander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman author Subject Wladyslaw IV Vasa King Poland 1595–1648 iconography portrait ruler male portrait copy engraving Medium support drawing tracing paper glued across entire surface paper dimensions upper edge cardboard Date range 1830–1884 Technique type tracing Dimensions height 28.8 cm width 20.3 cm 34.4 cm width 24.8 cm Place origin unknown sepia-toned portrait drawing man shown chest up within oval frame featuring light tan brown dark brown shading shoulder-length wavy hair moustache pointed goatee high forehead short bangs wears large lace collar intricate floral patterns decorated garment visible straps medallions draped sash background inside oval dark brown outer border lighter tan aged tan discoloration darker smudges.