Caption

Five sabers with holsters; verso: blind man playing an instrument that is a type of harpsichord surrounded by other instruments. Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884, draughtsman. Medium: drawing glued with two strips on grey cardboard. Date: 1830–1884. Place of origin possibly Munich. Type: drawing/ sketch/ tracing. Drawing dimensions: height 17.1 cm, width 10.7 cm; cardboard: height 35.5 cm, width 25.7 cm. Subjects/themes: militaria, weapons, music, karabelas, sabres, blind men, musical instruments, harpsichords, musicians, edged weapons., The image shows a vertical arrangement of ornate curved blades and scabbards, some rendered in pencil sketch and others in color; a few have black scabbards with gold fittings, a couple show grey or metallic blades and hilts, and several cords or tassels in red hang from the hilts. The left side contains light pencil drawings of swords and a knotted rope, the center features two colored curved swords with decorative gold and grey elements and red hanging cords, and the right side displays a darker scabbard with metal fittings against a pale blue-grey vertical background. The overall palette includes beige paper, black, gold, grey, red, and pale blue tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_058

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31.6Mb (1.8Mb) / 8.9in x 13.8in / 2663 x 4143 (300dpi)

Keywords

Five sabers holsters verso blind man playing instrument type harpsichord surrounded instruments Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman Medium drawing glued two strips grey cardboard Date 1830–1884 Place origin Munich Type sketch tracing Drawing dimensions height 17.1 cm width 10.7 cm cardboard 35.5 cm width 25.7 cm Subjects themes militaria weapons music karabelas sabres blind men musical instruments harpsichords musicians edged weapons image vertical arrangement ornate curved blades scabbards rendered pencil sketch color black scabbards gold fittings couple grey metallic blades hilts several cords tassels red hang left side contains light pencil drawings swords knotted rope center features two colored decorative gold grey elements red hanging cords right side displays darker scabbard metal fittings pale blue-grey vertical background palette includes beige paper black gold red pale blue tones.