Caption

The Poisoning of Queen Bona. Premium of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts for 1862. Walkiewicz, Wladyslaw (ca. 1833–1900); after Matejko, Jan (1838–1893); lithograph by Dzwonkowski, Adam (Warsaw; lithographic workshop; 1859–1872). Subject: Bona (Queen of Poland; 1494–1557). From a painting by Matejko dated 1859–1860. Lithograph, 1862. Graphic; sheet: 74.6 × 54.9 cm; composition: 61.6 × 44.5 cm; lamination: 54.5 × 44.2 cm; overall: 92 × 70 cm., A grayscale image of an interior scene showing a seated woman in a dark voluminous gown and a fur-trimmed cloak on an ornate throne-like chair, a jeweled crown on top of the chair back, a decorative chandelier hanging above, and a standing older man leaning toward her offering a goblet while holding his chest; to the left of the seated woman a younger woman stands behind a table with a small ornate tower-like object and other decorative items, and a group of faint figures appears in the background behind translucent drapery; visible colors are shades of black, white, and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A39_386

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Keywords

Poisoning Queen Bona Premium Society Encouragement Fine Arts 1862 Walkiewicz Wladyslaw ca 1833–1900 Matejko Jan 1838–1893 lithograph Dzwonkowski Adam Warsaw lithographic workshop 1859–1872 Subject Bona Queen Poland 1494–1557 painting dated 1859–1860 Lithograph Graphic sheet composition lamination grayscale image interior scene showing seated woman dark voluminous gown fur-trimmed cloak ornate throne- chair jeweled crown top chair back decorative chandelier hanging standing older man leaning offering goblet holding chest left younger woman stands table small ornate tower- object decorative items group faint figures background translucent drapery visible colors shades black white gray.