Caption

12th-century helmet — side and general views. A matt iron helmet with a flat nasal, quite high, dated circa 1150s. Pen-and-ink and wash drawing on paper, glued onto cardboard upper edge attached to a larger brown-toned cardboard. Drawing: 10.6 × 10.3 cm; overall cardboard: 34.7 × 25.1 cm. Made between 1851–1884 by Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884., The image shows a drawing of a helmet-like object rendered twice, once larger on the left and once smaller on the right, both with rounded tops and a front opening edged with riveted plates; the objects are depicted in shades of gray and brown with darker gray interior shadows and black outlines, set against a beige paper background with lighter cream and tan areas, and a faint brown border around the whole composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_031

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Rights managed

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19.4Mb (969.8Kb) / 8.6in x 8.8in / 2571 x 2637 (300dpi)

Keywords

12th-century helmet side general views matt iron helmet flat nasal quite high dated circa 1150s Pen- -ink wash drawing paper glued cardboard upper edge attached larger brown-toned cardboard Drawing cardboard 1851–1884 Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 image drawing helmet- object rendered twice larger left smaller right rounded tops front opening edged riveted plates objects depicted shades gray brown darker gray interior shadows black outlines set beige paper background lighter cream tan areas faint brown border whole composition.