Caption

Portrait of Elzbieta Sieniawska/Aleksandra Oginska, née Czartoryska?, unknown author. Half-length, facing the viewer. She wears a light wig with her hair combed back, a blue dress with a large lace-trimmed neckline, and a red coat over her shoulders. Dark, plain background. 18th century, Poland. Portrait; height 76 cm, width 62 cm., A painted portrait of a woman shown from the torso up, set inside an ornate gold frame; the woman has pale skin and light hair pulled back, with a neutral facial expression and visible eyes and lips; she wears a dark blue dress with a low neckline edged in white lace and a dark shawl draped around her shoulders; the background behind her is dark brown to almost black, and the frame has multiple decorative gold layers with carved patterns and beaded trim.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_386

License type

Rights managed

Available size

89.9Mb (4.6Mb) / 17.5in x 20.0in / 5239 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Elzbieta Sieniawska Aleksandra Oginska née Czartoryska unknown author Half-length facing viewer wears light wig hair combed back blue dress large lace-trimmed neckline red coat shoulders Dark plain background 18th century Poland height 76 cm width 62 cm painted portrait woman shown torso up set inside ornate gold frame woman pale skin light hair pulled neutral facial expression visible eyes lips dark blue dress low neckline edged white lace dark shawl draped background dark brown almost black frame multiple decorative gold layers carved patterns beaded trim.