Sv Vaglav. Prag. Hlgr. Wenzelaus
Sv Vaglav. Prag. Hlgr. Wenzelaus
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- Description (Brief)
- Colored print; young man wearing a crown, red robes with white ermine trim, gold sword and onamental armor rides a white charger alongside a river. He carries a red banner with a coat of arms, and gestures toward a town on the opposite bank. He is followed by a band of mounted men carrying swords and crossbows. Possibly a depiction of Wenceslas (Vaclav) IV (1361-1419), ruler of Germany and Bohemia.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- chromolithograph
- Object Type
- Chromolithograph
- date made
- ca 1870
- maker
- Schile, Henry
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- image: 18 7/8 in x 24 3/8 in; 47.9425 cm x 61.9125 cm
- overall: 24 in x 30 in; 60.96 cm x 76.2 cm
- ID Number
- DL.60.2456
- catalog number
- 60.2456
- accession number
- 228146
- Credit Line
- Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
- subject
- European History
- Horseback Riding
- Costume
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- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Art
- Peters Prints
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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