Caption

Karol Otto Kniaziewicz 1762–1842, unknown author. Figure sitting on a Hamburg armchair upholstered with red fabric, three-quarters turned to the right. Gray hair, hazel eyes. Dressed in a black coat with collar and cuffs trimmed with brown fur; beneath it black clothing, a white vest and a white shirt with a bustier. A black cravat around the neck. The left hand rests on a table covered with green cloth; next to it are an inkwell, writing implements and a paperweight, above two paintings. In the background a red curtain revealing part of a landscape. Before 1842, Paris. Portrait. Height 55.6 cm, width 42.5 cm., A seated older man with pale skin and white hair wears a dark coat trimmed with brown fur over a light vest and dark bow tie, sitting in a red upholstered chair; a dark red drapery hangs behind him and a dark green surface with objects is visible to his side, with his hands resting on the chair arm and the surface. The overall palette includes shades of dark brown, deep red, dark green, black, pale skin tones, white, and touches of brown fur, all shown within a dark wooden frame.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_356

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84.6Mb (3.8Mb) / 16.4in x 20.0in / 4930 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Karol Otto Kniaziewicz 1762–1842 unknown author Figure sitting Hamburg armchair upholstered red fabric three-quarters turned right Gray hair hazel eyes Dressed black coat collar cuffs trimmed brown fur beneath black clothing white vest white shirt bustier black cravat neck left hand rests table covered green cloth next inkwell writing implements paperweight two paintings background red curtain revealing part landscape 1842 Paris Portrait Height 55.6 cm width 42.5 cm seated older man pale skin white hair wears dark coat trimmed light vest dark bow tie sitting red upholstered chair dark red drapery hangs dark green surface objects visible side hands resting chair arm surface palette includes shades dark brown deep red dark green black pale skin tones white touches shown within dark wooden frame.