Caption

Pomeranian Dukes Swietopelk and Boguslaw, according to the genealogy of the Pomeranian Dukes, painted around 1593. Drawing glued across the entire surface onto a slightly larger cardboard, which is glued with its upper edge onto the cardboard. 1854, Berlin. Drawing, watercolor, tracing. Drawing: height 11.7 cm, width 17.3 cm; backing: height 12.6 cm, width 17.3 cm; cardboard: height 35.8 cm, width 25.9 cm. Subjects: princes, portraits, male portraits; style: German painting; copies from paintings. Iconography: Swietopelk Duke of Pomerania; ante 1106–non post 1121 and Boguslaw duke of Pomerania; 12th century. Maker: Alexander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman., A watercolor image of two bearded men shown from the waist up wearing medieval-style clothing and hats, one on the left wearing a reddish hat with a green band, a purple tunic with yellow trim and green sleeves, holding a chain with two metal rings and geometric weights, and one on the right wearing a red hat with white trim and a red cloak over a grayish sleeve, holding a long bow and a quiver of arrows on his back; the background is a pale beige and the scene is framed by a thin darker border, with visible colors including red, green, purple, yellow, gray, brown, black, and beige.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A32_498

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Keywords

Pomeranian Dukes Swietopelk Boguslaw according genealogy Pomeranian Dukes painted 1593 Drawing glued across entire surface slightly larger cardboard upper edge cardboard 1854 Berlin watercolor tracing height 11.7 cm width 17.3 cm backing 12.6 cm 35.8 cm width 25.9 cm Subjects princes portraits male portraits style German painting copies paintings Iconography Swietopelk Duke Pomerania ante 1106–non post 1121 Boguslaw duke 12th century Maker Alexander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman watercolor image two bearded men shown waist up wearing medieval-style clothing hats left wearing reddish hat green band purple tunic yellow trim green sleeves holding chain two metal rings geometric weights right wearing red hat white trim red cloak grayish sleeve long bow quiver arrows back background pale beige scene framed thin darker border visible colors red green purple yellow gray brown black beige.