Caption

Queen of Spades — Augusta Victoria, German Empress and Queen of Prussia; illustrator: Czeslaw Tanski (1862–1942); drawing, Polish, 1916–1917, Warsaw. Subjects/details: playing card (spades), knitting/handicrafts; iconography of Augusta Victoria (1858–1921); World War I (1914–1918) context; inscription/attribution: Witke-Jezewski, Dominik (1862–1944) mentioned.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_010

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.2Mb (8.0Mb) / 16.6in x 12.5in / 4966 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Queen Spades Augusta Victoria German Empress Prussia illustrator Czeslaw Tanski 1862–1942 drawing Polish 1916–1917 Warsaw Subjects details playing card spades knitting handicrafts iconography 1858–1921 World War I 1914–1918 context inscription attribution Witke-Jezewski Dominik 1862–1944 mentioned sheet pale gray background holds grid illustrated playing-card sized images mounted within rectangular frames forming two rows four illustrations depict variety human figures scenes objects drawn sketchy colored-pencil watercolor style visible pencil lines soft shading top row includes scene large metallic cannon fallen figure rendered muted browns greens grays pale blue portrait man decorated helmet uniform blue gray red flesh tones profile woman wearing tiara delicate garments pale pink cream peaked cap shown light beige black red accents bottom row includes ruined urban scene scattered figures rubble beige brown muted blue young man formal military coat holding sword deep blue gold dramatic female figure waving flag flowing fabric strong young man sleeveless shirt holding object drawn earth tones mounted images small circular embossed marks faint pencil annotations color palette page dominated pale gray black.