Caption

Double portrait of a woman and a man, unknown artist. Miniature, 1780. Woman: three-quarter bust, turned left; high wig with curls falling over the shoulders tied with a blue ribbon; dark-lined eyes, pale complexion; low-necked white dress with a blue bodice, white sleeves, blue on the upper arm. Background grey, lightened on the right near the face. Man: three-quarter bust, turned left; grey wig with curls above the ears and a ponytail; dark-lined eyes; grey tailcoat with steel buttons, white-vermilion waistcoat, black ribbon and white jabot at the neck. Background grey, lightened on the right. Frame: shared brass profiled frame decorated with die-cut small palmettes; miniatures mounted on olive-green velvet, edged with gold paper; formerly displayed in medallion format., A painted oval portrait of a young person with pale skin and powdered gray hair styled back, wearing a gray coat and a white lace cravat, set against a dark background and framed by a worn gold oval frame; visible colors include gray, white, pale skin tones, dark brown or black background, gold, and a touch of reddish-brown on the garment beneath the coat.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A16_499

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29.9Mb (1.3Mb) / 10.0in x 11.7in / 2994 x 3496 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double portrait woman man unknown artist Miniature 1780 Woman three-quarter bust turned left high wig curls falling shoulders tied blue ribbon dark-lined eyes pale complexion low-necked white dress blue bodice white sleeves blue upper arm Background grey lightened right near face Man grey wig curls ears ponytail grey tailcoat steel buttons white-vermilion waistcoat black ribbon white jabot neck right Frame shared brass profiled frame decorated die-cut small palmettes miniatures mounted olive-green velvet edged gold paper formerly displayed medallion format painted oval portrait young person pale skin powdered gray hair styled back wearing gray coat white lace cravat set dark background framed worn gold oval frame visible colors include gray white pale skin tones dark brown black background gold touch reddish-brown garment beneath coat.