Caption

Portrait of Augustus III of Saxony in coronation robes on horseback; drawing tracing? on tracing paper glued over rectangular paper, the upper edge glued onto brown cardboard; irregular dimensions: drawing/card: 25.6 × 19.1 cm, cardboard: 34.5 × 25.0 cm; date: 1830–1884; maker: Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman; subject: Augustus III of Saxony King of Poland; Elector of Saxony; 1696–1763; iconography: equestrian portrait, coronation robes, regalia; style/period: 18th-century ruler portrait depiction; inscriptions/notes: unknown place of origin., A sepia-toned drawing shows a crowned figure wearing a cloak and holding a scepter while seated on a horse, the horse detailed with a bridle and decorative harness; to the right stands a person wearing a tall hat and long coat, hands resting on a large shield that displays ornate heraldic imagery; the scene is framed by a thin border with areas of lighter, off-white patches at the top and lower left, and the overall palette includes shades of brown, tan, beige, and off-white with black ink linework.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_496

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Available size

77.4Mb (2.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4511 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Augustus III Saxony coronation robes horseback drawing tracing tracing paper glued rectangular paper upper edge glued brown cardboard irregular dimensions drawing card cardboard date 1830–1884 maker Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman subject Saxony King Poland Elector 1696–1763 iconography equestrian portrait regalia style period 18th-century ruler portrait depiction inscriptions notes unknown place origin sepia-toned drawing crowned figure wearing cloak holding scepter seated horse horse detailed bridle decorative harness right stands person wearing tall hat long coat hands resting large shield displays ornate heraldic imagery scene framed thin border areas lighter off-white patches top lower left palette includes shades brown tan beige off-white black ink linework.