Caption

Polish costumes from the 16th century: the times of Henry of Valois and Stephen Báthory; Gerson, Wojciech 1831–1901 draughtsman/author; unknown provenance; costume studies; costume studies of Valois, Henry King of Poland; 1573–1574 — iconography; Stephen Báthory 1533–1586 — iconography; costume studies of Polish kings; 16th century costume; dated 1860–1872, Warsaw; drawing, watercolor; height 46 cm, width 114.5 cm, A horizontal fabric panel shows a group of people standing side by side, depicted in sketchy pen and wash. The figures wear a variety of historical garments including long robes, cloaks, capes, gowns, and tunics with headwear such as hats, caps, and veils; some garments have visible decorative patterns. A few children appear among the adults, one holding a small bird. The drawing uses muted brown ink lines with washes of pale beige and light pink on a cream-colored background, and there is a narrow striped border in red and white around the panel. The overall scene is composed in a single row across the width of the panel.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_194

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.7Mb (3.1Mb) / 20.0in x 8.5in / 6000 x 2547 (300dpi)

Keywords

Polish costumes 16th century times Henry Valois Stephen Báthory Gerson Wojciech 1831–1901 draughtsman author unknown provenance costume studies Henry King Poland 1573–1574 iconography Stephen Báthory 1533–1586 Polish kings 16th century costume dated 1860–1872 Warsaw drawing watercolor height 46 cm width 114.5 cm horizontal fabric panel group people standing side depicted sketchy pen wash figures wear variety historical garments long robes cloaks capes gowns tunics headwear hats caps veils garments visible decorative patterns children adults holding small bird drawing uses muted brown ink lines washes pale beige light pink cream-colored background narrow striped border red white panel scene composed single row across width panel.