Caption

Portrait of King Stanislaw August in a feathered hat, Marcello Bacciarelli 1731–1818, ca. 1780. Oil painting, 71 × 57 cm. The king shown in bust, left profile, wearing a black hat with ostrich feathers and a scarlet cloak with a large ermine collar; thick locks of ash-coloured hair above the ears and a similar ponytail down the back. Plain neutral gray-beige background. Neo-Rococo carved and gilded frame made in the workshop of Antoni Strzalecki: upper part with a medallion bearing the monarch’s initials supported by an eagle and topped with a crown; lower part with a carved representation of the Order of St. Stanislaw established 1765., Stanislaw August Poniatowski; Order of St. Stanislaus; ermine; feathers; profile portrait; male portrait; grey-haired., A framed oil portrait of a man shown in profile wearing a dark hat adorned with large white and gray feathers, a white powdered wig, and a white fur-trimmed cloak over a red garment; the man has a pale complexion and a neutral expression. The painting is set in an ornate gilded frame with sculpted decorative elements including a crown motif, an eagle figure, draped ribbons, and carved foliage; the frame shows gold tones and some darker shadowed areas, while the painting background is a muted brownish-gray. The visible colors include gold, white, gray, black, red, brown, beige, and pale flesh tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_332

License type

Rights managed

Available size

70.6Mb (5.2Mb) / 13.7in x 20.0in / 4113 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait King Stanislaw August feathered hat Marcello Bacciarelli 1731–1818 ca 1780 Oil painting king shown bust left profile wearing black hat ostrich feathers scarlet cloak large ermine collar thick locks ash-coloured hair ears ponytail down back Plain neutral gray-beige background Neo-Rococo carved gilded frame workshop Antoni Strzalecki upper part medallion bearing monarch’s initials supported eagle topped crown lower part carved representation Order St Stanislaw established 1765 Stanislaw August Poniatowski Stanislaus ermine feathers profile portrait male portrait grey-haired framed oil portrait man shown profile wearing dark hat adorned large white gray feathers white powdered wig white fur-trimmed cloak red garment man pale complexion neutral expression painting set ornate gilded frame sculpted decorative elements crown motif eagle figure draped ribbons carved foliage gold tones darker shadowed areas painting background muted brownish-gray visible colors include gold gray black red brown beige pale flesh tones.