Caption

Portrait of Nicholas I Radziwill 1366–1466?, legendary figure, unknown Polish painter. Oval portrait with a laurel wreath incorporated into the corner of the painting. Within the oval: bust, turned three-quarters to the right, a grey-bearded old man with short hair and a drooping mustache, wearing a black coat lined with lynx fur. Plain brown-olive background inside the oval. The oval rests on the back of a black eagle with spread wings, wearing a princely mitre and bearing the Trumpets coat of arms on its chest; in its talons the eagle holds a white ribbon with a Latin inscription. Background around the portrait dark gray, smooth. 1733–1737, oil painting, height 109.5 cm, width 73 cm., A painted portrait of an older man with a long gray beard and receding hairline, shown from the chest up inside an oval wreath. He wears a dark robe and a fur-trimmed cloak with brown and black spotted patterning. The wreath surrounding him is golden brown with leaf-like segments. Below the portrait is a black double-headed eagle with outstretched wings and a small shield on its chest, and a banner-like scroll beneath it. The background outside the oval is muted gray and the interior of the oval is a deep brown. Visible colors include brown, gray, black, gold, and muted flesh tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_436

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69.1Mb (2.2Mb) / 13.4in x 20.0in / 4025 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Nicholas I Radziwill 1366–1466 legendary figure unknown Polish painter Oval portrait laurel wreath incorporated corner painting Within oval bust turned three-quarters right grey-bearded old man short hair drooping mustache wearing black coat lined lynx fur Plain brown-olive background inside oval rests back black eagle spread wings princely mitre bearing Trumpets coat arms chest talons eagle holds white ribbon Latin inscription Background portrait dark gray smooth 1733–1737 oil painting height 109.5 cm width 73 cm painted portrait older man long gray beard receding hairline shown chest up inside oval wreath wears dark robe fur-trimmed cloak brown spotted patterning wreath surrounding golden brown leaf- segments portrait black double-headed eagle outstretched wings small shield banner- scroll beneath background outside muted gray interior deep brown Visible colors include gray gold muted flesh tones.