Caption

Soldat Suisse du 16me siècle, Soldier with dagger, halberd and hat with feathers, Twelve Swiss military costumes, Recueil de printmaker: Johann Rudolph Schellenberg (possibly), after drawing by Hans Holbein (II), publisher: Christian von Mechel, Bazel, 1790, printmaker, paper, etching, aquatint, hand coloring, colored etching and aquatint, height 270 mm x width 184 mm, The series belongs to the 4-part publication 'Oeuvre de Jean Holbein', Basel 1780-1795, by Christian von Mechel., head-gear: hat, armor, hacking and thrusting weapons: dagger, clothes, costume, helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): halberd, (military) uniforms (weapons), Switzerland, A full-length colored illustration of a standing figure in historical costume holding a long polearm, wearing a wide-brimmed hat adorned with large multicolored plumes, a loose greenish jacket with decorative slashes over a pale shirt, short brown breeches with slashed patterns and tied with yellow ribbons at the knees, pale stockings and simple shoes, a sword at the waist with a visible hilt, and the polearm resting on the ground beside the figure against a plain light background framed by a narrow border.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B40_285

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38.6Mb (8.3Mb) / 9.5in x 15.9in / 2835 x 4762 (300dpi)

Keywords

Soldat Suisse du 16me siècle Soldier dagger halberd hat feathers Twelve Swiss military costumes Recueil de printmaker Johann Rudolph Schellenberg drawing Hans Holbein Ii publisher Christian von Mechel Bazel 1790 printmaker paper etching aquatint hand coloring colored etching height 270 mm x width 184 mm series belongs 4-part publication Oeuvre de Jean Holbein Basel 1780-1795 head-gear armor hacking thrusting weapons clothes costume helved weapons polearms striking thrusting military uniforms weapons Switzerland full-length colored illustration standing figure historical holding long polearm wearing wide-brimmed hat adorned large multicolored plumes loose greenish jacket decorative slashes pale shirt short brown breeches slashed patterns tied yellow ribbons knees pale stockings simple shoes sword waist visible hilt polearm resting ground beside figure plain light background framed narrow border