Caption

Photo reproduction of a drawing of a woman who has to guess who is in armor by Adolf Menzel, Rathe, Who is it?, photograph, reproduction, page, number: '1208.', photographer: Gustav Schauer, Berlin, after drawing by Adolph Menzel, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, paper, albumen print, height 161 mm x width 132 mm, adult woman, armor, A detailed monochrome illustration shows a woman in ornate period dress with a voluminous curly hairstyle smiling as she looks at a figure in full plate armor who leans toward her with a helmeted head tilted slightly; the woman wears layered necklaces, a fitted bodice with decorative trim, and a full skirt with patterned fabric and ornamental medallions, and one hand rests near her waist while the other gently touches the armored figure’s face; behind them are three bearded men, two with hats and one with a wreath-like headpiece, all observing the interaction, and a horse’s head is partially visible near the top right; the scene is framed by a light border and set against a textured background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B01_054

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.0Mb (11.1Mb) / 9.4in x 14.1in / 2814 x 4222 (300dpi)

Keywords

Photo reproduction drawing woman guess armor Adolf Menzel Rathe photograph reproduction page number 1208 photographer Gustav Schauer Berlin Adolph Menzel c 1858 - 1868 paper albumen print height 161 mm x width 132 mm adult woman detailed monochrome illustration ornate period dress voluminous curly hairstyle smiling looks figure full plate armor leans helmeted head tilted slightly woman wears layered necklaces fitted bodice decorative trim full skirt patterned fabric ornamental medallions hand rests near waist gently touches armored figure’s face them three bearded men two hats wreath- headpiece observing interaction horse’s head partially visible near top right scene framed light border set textured background