Caption

Portrait of John Casimir in armor and on horseback after an engraving by Clement de Jonghe; drawing on tracing paper glued across the entire surface to paper of similar dimensions, which is glued with the upper edge to cardboard. Maker: Lesser, Alexander 1814–1884 draughtsman; original engraving by Jonghe, Clement de 1624/1625–1679 engraver. Subject: John Casimir King of Poland; 1609–1672 — equestrian portrait, male portrait, portrait of a ruler; 17th-century iconography, copy from an engraving; Dutch graphic-art influence. Medium/type: drawing, tracing; card: 17.6 × 16.8 cm; cardboard: 35.7 × 26.0 cm. Date: 1830–1884., A monochrome drawing shows a man in ornate armor and a flowing cape seated on a large horse; the man wears a feathered hat and holds the reins with both hands, and his expression is neutral. The horse has a long mane and tail, a decorative bridle and saddle, and one front leg raised in a prancing pose. The scene includes a distant townscape with clustered buildings and towers visible along the horizon, a small tree or shrub on the left foreground, and a cloudy sky above. The image tones are shades of beige, brown, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_486

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Rights managed

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49.9Mb (1.9Mb) / 13.5in x 14.3in / 4059 x 4294 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait John Casimir armor horseback engraving Clement de Jonghe drawing tracing paper glued across entire surface paper dimensions upper edge cardboard Maker Lesser Alexander 1814–1884 draughtsman original engraving Jonghe Clement de 1624 1625–1679 engraver Subject John Casimir King Poland 1609–1672 equestrian portrait male portrait portrait ruler 17th-century iconography copy Dutch graphic-art influence Medium type tracing card Date 1830–1884 monochrome drawing man ornate armor flowing cape seated large horse man wears feathered hat holds reins hands expression neutral horse long mane tail decorative bridle saddle front leg raised prancing pose scene includes distant townscape clustered buildings towers visible horizon small tree shrub left foreground cloudy sky image tones shades beige brown gray.