Caption

Fragment of a wing from a hussar regiment; drawing glued with the entire surface onto paper of similar dimensions, which is glued with the upper edge on cardboard; ink or drawing medium on paper; dated 1830–1884; height 18.1 cm, width 15.1 cm drawing; cardboard: height 35.8 cm, width 25.9 cm; depicts militaria: hussar wings/knights' armor; creator: Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884., The image shows a detailed drawing of a large wing with layered feathers fanning outward, featuring a central curved section with alternating rows of pale grayish-white and muted yellow feathers edged in light brown, and a bordering strip in reddish-brown; beyond this are several longer, narrow feathers in shades of brown and gray with striped patterns, all rendered on a beige background with visible pencil and watercolor strokes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_015

License type

Rights managed

Available size

20.8Mb (952.7Kb) / 8.2in x 9.9in / 2458 x 2960 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment wing hussar regiment drawing glued entire surface paper dimensions glued upper edge cardboard ink drawing medium dated 1830–1884 height 18.1 cm width 15.1 cm drawing height 35.8 cm width 25.9 cm depicts militaria hussar wings knights armor creator Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 image detailed drawing large wing layered feathers fanning outward featuring central curved section alternating rows pale grayish-white muted yellow feathers edged light brown bordering strip reddish-brown beyond several longer narrow feathers shades brown gray striped patterns rendered beige background visible pencil watercolor strokes.