Caption

Portrait of Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski with a shield and on a horse, draughtsman: Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884. Subject: Sobieski, Aleksander Benedykt Polish prince; 1677–1714 — equestrian portrait; male portrait; iconography: Sobiesciana. Medium and support: drawing on tracing paper, glued over rectangular paper which is glued by its upper edge to brown cardboard. Dimensions: drawing card: height 27.1 cm, width 20.8 cm; cardboard: height 34.7 cm, width 24.6 cm. Date: 1830–1884. Unknown place of origin., An ink drawing on tan paper showing a person seated on a horse, viewed from behind and slightly turned so the face is visible; the person wears a cloak with fur trim and a draped garment in shades of brown and tan, and holds a shield with a cross-like shape outlined in darker ink, while a strap and sword hang at the side. The horse is drawn with flowing mane and decorative tack, including a richly patterned cloth over its hindquarters rendered with detailed ink lines and shading. The composition is framed by a narrow double-lined border in a reddish tone against a pale beige background, and the image uses dark brown and black ink lines over warm brown and tan paper to define forms and textures.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_494

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43.0Mb (2.3Mb) / 11.4in x 14.7in / 3411 x 4405 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski shield horse draughtsman Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 Subject Sobieski Aleksander Benedykt Polish prince 1677–1714 equestrian portrait male portrait iconography Sobiesciana Medium support drawing tracing paper glued rectangular paper upper edge brown cardboard Dimensions card height 27.1 cm width 20.8 cm cardboard 34.7 cm width 24.6 cm Date 1830–1884 Unknown place origin ink drawing tan paper showing person seated viewed slightly turned face visible person wears cloak fur trim draped garment shades brown tan holds cross- shape outlined darker ink strap sword hang side drawn flowing mane decorative tack richly patterned cloth hindquarters rendered detailed ink lines shading composition framed narrow double-lined border reddish tone pale beige background image uses dark brown black ink lines warm brown tan paper define forms textures.