Caption

Broadsword recto and verso, Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman / author; gift; militaria; craft; cold steel weapons; swords; drawing glued with the upper edge to grey cardboard; dated 1830–1884; drawing height 32.3 cm, width 19.9 cm; cardboard height 34.8 cm, width 25.1 cm., A vertical drawing on a worn, beige paper sheet showing a pencil sketch of a long, narrow object with decorative fittings along its length, including a curved guard near the top and ornamental panels and rings; the paper has visible creases and small speckles, a few faint pencil marks and smudges, a round stamp near the left edge, and some small printed marks along the margins.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_104

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64.9Mb (2.2Mb) / 12.6in x 20.0in / 3780 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Broadsword recto verso Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman author gift militaria craft cold steel weapons swords drawing glued upper edge grey cardboard dated 1830–1884 drawing height 32.3 cm width 19.9 cm cardboard 34.8 cm width 25.1 cm vertical drawing worn beige paper sheet showing pencil sketch long narrow object decorative fittings length curved guard near top ornamental panels rings paper visible creases small speckles faint pencil marks smudges round stamp near left edge small printed marks margins.