Caption

Five sabers with holsters; verso: blind man playing an instrument that is a type of harpsichord surrounded by other instruments. Draughtsman: Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884. Subject/keywords: militaria, craft, weapons, music, karabelas, sabres, blind men, musical instruments, harpsichords, musicians, edged weapons. Drawing glued with two strips on grey cardboard with the side edge. Date: 1830–1884. Place of origin: Munich . Medium: drawing, sketch, tracing. Dimensions: drawing 17.1 × 10.7 cm; cardboard 35.5 × 25.7 cm., A pencil drawing on aged paper shows a seated figure wearing a long robe and a hat, positioned on a raised platform and playing a small keyed pipe instrument held upright against the chest; nearby are a harp with curved frame, a few lute-like stringed instruments hanging or resting, and a horizontal flute-like instrument above the figure. The scene is bordered by additional sheets with faint sketches and stamps visible along the lower area, and the visible colors are shades of beige, tan, white, gray, and pencil-gray lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_059

License type

Rights managed

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33.7Mb (1.6Mb) / 9.4in x 13.9in / 2832 x 4161 (300dpi)

Keywords

Five sabers holsters verso blind man playing instrument type harpsichord surrounded instruments Draughtsman Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 Subject keywords militaria craft weapons music karabelas sabres blind men musical instruments harpsichords musicians edged weapons Drawing glued two strips grey cardboard side edge Date 1830–1884 Place origin Munich Medium drawing sketch tracing Dimensions cardboard pencil drawing aged paper seated figure wearing long robe hat positioned raised platform playing small keyed pipe instrument held upright chest nearby harp curved frame lute- stringed instruments hanging resting horizontal flute- figure scene bordered additional sheets faint sketches stamps visible lower area visible colors shades beige tan white gray pencil-gray lines.