Caption

Portrait of Seweryn Madan, officer of the Guard Cavalry Staff, by Aleksander Kokular 1793–1846. Bust taken from the waist, turned slightly to the right. In the uniform of a second lieutenant adjutant of the Guard Cavalry Regiment: navy blue jacket with crimson collar, white inset at the clasp; epaulettes; buttons with eagle image; aiguillettes; silver Guards' stripes on the collar. On the left chest, a gold cross of the Virtuti Militari Order, class IV, awarded in 1831. November Uprising 1830–1831 context. ca. 1815–1830. Oil painting, 73 × 62 cm. Poland., A painted portrait of a man shown from the waist up wearing a dark uniform with ornate silver braided cords and large silver shoulder epaulettes, a decorative collar with red and silver elements, and a small decorative cross-shaped medal; he has dark wavy hair, a mustache and small beard, a neutral facial expression, and pale skin; the background is a muted brown-green, and the frame visible around the edges is dark brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_484

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.4Mb (2.6Mb) / 17.2in x 20.0in / 5151 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Seweryn Madan officer Guard Cavalry Staff Aleksander Kokular 1793–1846 Bust waist turned slightly right uniform second lieutenant adjutant Guard Cavalry Regiment navy blue jacket crimson collar white inset clasp epaulettes buttons eagle image aiguillettes silver Guards stripes collar left chest gold cross Virtuti Militari Order class IV awarded 1831 November Uprising 1830–1831 context ca 1815–1830 Oil painting Poland painted portrait man shown waist up wearing dark uniform ornate silver braided cords large shoulder epaulettes decorative collar red silver elements small decorative cross-shaped medal dark wavy hair mustache small beard neutral facial expression pale skin background muted brown-green frame visible edges dark brown.