Caption

Armor of Jan III; woodcut glued across the entire surface onto paper of similar dimensions, which is glued with the upper edge onto cardboard; press illustration/graphic art; depiction of Jan III Sobieski king of Poland, 1629–1696 — knights' armor/karaceny armor, militaria; artist/engraver: Franciszek Szymanski fl. ca. 1880–1885; date range 1830–1884; polonica/sobiesciana; card: height 25.7 cm, width 13.3 cm; cardboard: height 35.8 cm, width 26.2 cm., A monochrome illustration of an ornate suit of armor displayed from the waist up, featuring a helmet topped with a large plume of feathers, layered scale-like plates covering the helmet, shoulders, and torso, and a decorative collar with a star-shaped motif. The armor includes rounded pauldrons with circular bosses, segmented arm protection, gauntleted hands holding a long, slender weapon on one side and a sheathed object on the other, and a textured surface suggesting overlapping scales and embossed details. The image shows a light background with a narrow border framing the scene and subtle shading to indicate depth; visible colors are shades of black, gray, and off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_014

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.8Mb (2.0Mb) / 7.3in x 13.8in / 2179 x 4141 (300dpi)

Keywords

Armor Jan III woodcut glued across entire surface paper dimensions upper edge cardboard press illustration graphic art depiction Jan III Sobieski king Poland 1629–1696 knights armor karaceny armor militaria artist engraver Franciszek Szymanski fl ca 1880–1885 date range 1830–1884 polonica sobiesciana card height 25.7 cm width 13.3 cm 35.8 cm width 26.2 cm monochrome illustration ornate suit armor displayed waist up featuring helmet topped large plume feathers layered scale- plates covering helmet shoulders torso decorative collar star-shaped motif includes rounded pauldrons circular bosses segmented arm protection gauntleted hands holding long slender weapon side sheathed object textured surface suggesting overlapping scales embossed details image light background narrow border framing scene subtle shading indicate depth visible colors shades black gray off-white.