Caption

Portrait of Ksawery Bebnowski, the artist's father-in-law, captain of Kosciuszko's army; Jan Chrucki 1810–1885, painter; 1845; painting; Biedermeier / Romanticism; half-length, three-quarter, seated male portrait of an elderly, gray-haired/bald man wearing a frock coat, waistcoat and cravat; inscription/provenance: purchase; iconography: Ksawery Bebnowski., An older man with pale skin and thinning white hair is seated and turned slightly to the viewer’s right, wearing a dark coat over a light waistcoat and a black necktie; his expression appears calm and contemplative, and his face shows subtle red and pink tones. The background is a muted brown gradient. The frame around the portrait is ornate with gold and dark brown tones and a carved pattern. Several colors visible include dark gray, black, white, beige, brown, gold, pale pink, and hints of red.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_343

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.7Mb (5.0Mb) / 14.5in x 18.1in / 4360 x 5425 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Ksawery Bebnowski artist's father-in-law captain Kosciuszko's army Jan Chrucki 1810–1885 painter 1845 painting Biedermeier Romanticism half-length three-quarter seated male portrait elderly gray-haired bald man wearing frock coat waistcoat cravat inscription provenance purchase iconography older man pale skin thinning white hair seated turned slightly viewer’s right wearing dark coat light waistcoat black necktie expression calm contemplative face subtle red pink tones background muted brown gradient frame portrait ornate gold dark brown tones carved pattern Several colors visible include dark gray black white beige brown pale pink hints red.