Caption

Polish karabela karabelas from the 17th century; drawing by Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884; medium: drawing on glued cardboard card glued to larger cardboard by the upper edge; subject: militaria — weapons, edged weapon sabre/karabela; date: 1830–1884; dimensions: card 21.2 × 8.5 cm, cardboard 35.8 × 26.2 cm; maker/author inscription: Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884; provenance note: gift., The image shows a vertical drawing of ornate curved blades and sheaths on a beige background, featuring two sword-like objects with hooked handles and decorative crossguards, a few floral or scroll motifs on the handles, and several jewel-like red accents; one blade is partially visible with a muted blue-gray tone and a darker central strip on the scabbard, while the sheaths display brown and cream areas with gold-colored fittings and small ring attachments, and the overall palette includes beige, cream, brown, gold, red, gray, and blue.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_057

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 6.9in x 17.0in / 2066 x 5114 (300dpi)

Keywords

Polish karabela karabelas 17th century drawing Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 medium glued cardboard card glued larger cardboard upper edge subject militaria weapons edged weapon sabre karabela date 1830–1884 dimensions card maker author inscription provenance note gift image vertical drawing ornate curved blades sheaths beige background featuring two sword- objects hooked handles decorative crossguards floral scroll motifs handles several jewel- red accents blade partially visible muted blue-gray tone darker central strip scabbard display brown cream areas gold-colored fittings small ring attachments palette includes beige cream gold red gray blue.