Caption

Hussar armor, karacena, breastplate, helmet. Drawing, 1830–1883. Drawn on tracing paper glued over a similar sheet, with the upper edge attached to brown cardboard. Support: 29.4 × 21.5 cm; drawing: 28.4 × 21.9 cm; cardboard: 34.9 × 24.9 cm. Karacena armour, militaria; knights' armors; crafts; inscription/notes: maker/illustrator Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884., The image shows a detailed drawing of several pieces of armor and helmets arranged on a light beige background; a full armored figure in a pale bluish-gray suit with gold accents stands on the left, wearing a helmet with a red interior lining and feathered plume and a shoulder pauldron decorated with a gold face motif, while on the right a second torso in segmented plate armor appears in muted gray and brown tones with gold trim and a heart-shaped decorative piece on the cheek guard; between them are a few separate helmets and neck guards rendered in gray with gold rivets and red interior highlights, a scalloped collar piece in pale gray, and a vest-like armored garment with scalloped edges and small gold floral decorations, plus a fur-lined gauntlet and a weapon handle partially sheathed in brown fur, all outlined in fine ink with shading and hatching.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_010

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Rights managed

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48.6Mb (2.1Mb) / 11.9in x 15.8in / 3581 x 4748 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hussar armor karacena breastplate helmet Drawing 1830–1883 Drawn tracing paper glued sheet upper edge attached brown cardboard Support drawing cardboard Karacena armour militaria knights armors crafts inscription notes maker illustrator Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 image detailed drawing several pieces armor helmets arranged light beige background full armored figure pale bluish-gray suit gold accents stands left wearing red interior lining feathered plume shoulder pauldron decorated gold face motif right second torso segmented plate armor muted gray brown tones gold trim heart-shaped decorative piece cheek guard them separate helmets neck guards rendered gray gold rivets red interior highlights scalloped collar piece pale gray vest- armored garment scalloped edges small gold floral decorations plus fur-lined gauntlet weapon handle partially sheathed brown fur outlined fine ink shading hatching.