Caption

Hussar karacena armor; drawing on tracing paper glued at upper edge to cardboard; drawing on paper with similar dimensions; pen/ink, drawing, card: height 26.6 cm, width 15.0 cm; cardboard: height 35.9 cm, width 25.9 cm; dated 1830–1884; maker: Lesser, Alexander 1814–1884 author/illustrator; subject: hussars, karacenas armor, militaria, knights' armor; crafts, militaria;, A tall figure wearing ornate armor stands facing slightly to the side, depicted in shades of beige, brown, gray, and black; the armor includes a scaled helmet and chest piece, decorated pauldrons with face motifs, a sash across the torso, a skirt-like lower armor with hanging decorative tabs, and greaves featuring carved faces above articulated leg plates; the figure holds a short club or mace in one gloved hand while the other rests on the hip; the armor and clothing are rendered with detailed line work and shading, and the background is a plain aged paper tone with a few lighter patches and tape-like repairs along the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_013

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Rights managed

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29.8Mb (1.4Mb) / 8.1in x 14.2in / 2441 x 4265 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hussar karacena armor drawing tracing paper glued upper edge cardboard paper dimensions pen ink card height 26.6 cm width 15.0 cm 35.9 cm width 25.9 cm dated 1830–1884 maker Lesser Alexander 1814–1884 author illustrator subject hussars karacenas armor militaria knights crafts tall figure wearing ornate stands facing slightly side depicted shades beige brown gray black armor includes scaled helmet chest piece decorated pauldrons face motifs sash across torso skirt- lower armor hanging decorative tabs greaves featuring carved faces articulated leg plates figure holds short club mace gloved hand rests hip clothing rendered detailed line work shading background plain aged paper tone lighter patches tape- repairs edges.