Caption

Portrait of Rafal Rogozinski, grandfather of the painter Antoni Wincenty Rogozinski. By Karol Charles Bechon 1732–1812 and Józef Bechon 1784–1858. En face miniature portrait, bust of an old man turned 3/4 left; short grey hair down to mid-nape, disordered, abundant grey beard and mustache, grey eyebrows, light eyes, wrinkled face. Wearing a white coat/habit; left hand resting on a walking stick. Background grey-celadon-sand, brightened on the right, stippled. Signed left center: Bechon. Round profiled rim of darkened brass decorated with a row of stylized engraved palmettes, pressed into a rectangular profiled ash wood frame stained mahogany. Dated circa 1790–1794, Poland. miniature, A circular framed miniature portrait of an older bearded man is mounted on a square wooden panel; the man has white hair and a white beard and is shown from the shoulders up, wearing a light-colored garment and holding a small dark object near his mouth with one hand; the portrait is set within a gold-colored round inner frame surrounded by a dark circular mat, all placed on a brown wood background showing grain and some scratches, with visible colors including white, brown, gold, dark gray, beige, and a few subtle greenish tones in the portrait background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_423

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Rights managed

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33.6Mb (2.4Mb) / 11.4in x 11.4in / 3428 x 3428 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Rafal Rogozinski grandfather painter Antoni Wincenty Rogozinski Karol Charles Bechon 1732–1812 Józef Bechon 1784–1858 En face miniature portrait bust old man turned 3 4 left short grey hair down mid-nape disordered abundant grey beard mustache grey eyebrows light eyes wrinkled face Wearing white coat habit left hand resting walking stick Background grey-celadon-sand brightened right stippled Signed left center Bechon Round profiled rim darkened brass decorated row stylized engraved palmettes pressed rectangular ash wood frame stained mahogany Dated circa 1790–1794 Poland miniature circular framed miniature portrait older bearded man mounted square wooden panel white hair white beard shown shoulders up wearing light-colored garment holding small dark object near mouth hand portrait set within gold-colored round inner frame surrounded dark circular mat placed brown wood background showing grain scratches visible colors white brown gold dark gray beige subtle greenish tones portrait background.