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[Vladislaus IV, full-length portrait, on horseback, facing slightly right] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Vladislaus IV, full-length portrait, on horseback, facing slightly right], [between 1890 and 1940(?)] — antique engraving
[Vladislaus IV, full-length portrait, on horseback, facing slightly right], [between 1890 and 1940(?)]. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Shown full length and mounted, the king faces slightly to the right, a pose that puts horse and rider at the center of the composition. Władysław IV Vasa ruled Poland-Lithuania from 1632 to 1648 and was known as a patron of the arts and a supporter of military reform, so equestrian portraits like this one presented him as a commander. The record describes this as a halftone reproduction of an engraving, likely made for printed circulation between 1890 and 1940, when such reproductions were common in books and periodicals. The subject also reflects horsemanship in Poland during the 1630s and 1640s, when cavalry remained central to the army.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1940(?)]
Medium1 photomechanical print : halftone.
GenrePortraits 1890-1940.Engravings Reproductions 1890-1940.Halftone photomechanical prints 1890-1940.
NotesReproduction of engraving(?). No. 559.
SubjectsWladyslaw--IV Zygmunt,--King of Poland,--1595-1648. Horseback riding--Poland--1630-1650.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,284 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-201595

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