Caption

Mestwin I, Duke of Pomerania Msciwój I of Gdansk with his wife Zwnislawa or Maria, according to the genealogy of the Pomeranian Dukes, painted around 1593. Drawing 1854 glued across the entire surface to paper of similar dimensions, which is glued with the upper edge to cardboard. Subject: princes; male and female portraits; copies from paintings; 13th century iconography of Msciwój I of Gdansk ?–non ante 1220 and Zwnislawa ?–1st half of the 13th century. Style: German painting/copy after a painting. Drawing: height 11.6 cm, width 16.8 cm; backing: height 13.8 cm, width 16.8 cm; cardboard: height 35.7 cm, width 25.8 cm. Creator draughtsman: Alexander Lesser Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884., A watercolor drawing of two people standing behind a low wooden ledge, the person on the left wearing a red hat with white feathers, a cloak with blue, yellow, and white diagonal stripes, a red mantle draped over a dark blue outfit with gold buttons, and a grayish mustache and hair; the person on the right wearing a dark hat with a yellow band, a purple dress with yellow trim and a white apron, holding a large pale shield-shaped object with faint pencil marks; background is a plain light beige, and visible colors include red, blue, yellow, purple, gray, white, beige, and brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A32_499

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Available size

39.2Mb (1.8Mb) / 13.6in x 11.2in / 4083 x 3353 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mestwin I Duke Pomerania Msciwój I Gdansk wife Zwnislawa Maria according genealogy Pomeranian Dukes painted 1593 Drawing 1854 glued across entire surface paper dimensions upper edge cardboard Subject princes male female portraits copies paintings 13th century iconography Msciwój I –non ante 1220 Zwnislawa –1st half 13th century Style German painting copy painting Drawing height 11.6 cm width 16.8 cm backing 13.8 cm 35.7 cm width 25.8 cm Creator draughtsman Alexander Lesser Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 watercolor drawing two people standing low wooden ledge person left wearing red hat white feathers cloak blue yellow white diagonal stripes red mantle draped dark blue outfit gold buttons grayish mustache hair right wearing dark hat yellow band purple dress yellow trim white apron holding large pale shield-shaped object faint pencil marks background plain light beige visible colors include red purple gray white beige brown.