Caption
Sword of King Stefan Batory, 16th century; drawing of the sword; materials: drawing glued across the entire surface onto paper of similar dimensions, which is glued with its upper edge onto cardboard; maker/illustrator: Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 and Emilian Lesser 1848–1912 roles noted; related person: Stefan Batory King of Poland; 1533–1586 — iconography; dimensions: drawing height 21.0 cm, width 5.6 cm; card height 25.8 cm, width 5.7 cm; cardboard height 35.8 cm, width 25.9 cm; date range: 1830–1884; place: Czestochowa., A long vertical drawing of a sword with a decorative hilt and straight blade centered on a pale beige background; the hilt is ornate and curved, primarily golden yellow with a few teal and dark accents and small rounded protrusions, and the guard has a symmetrical, claw-like shape with similar yellow and teal details; the blade is light gray-blue with a central vertical groove and a couple of golden decorative elements near its top, and the tip narrows to a point; the image has a narrow rectangular border and a pale beige lower panel separated from the blade area.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A33_097
License type
Rights managed
Available size
24.4Mb (861.9Kb) / 4.7in x 20.0in / 1420 x 6000 (300dpi)