Caption

Marianna née Swidzinska, Pólkozic coat of arms 1759–1830, daughter of Ignacy and Helena née Mierzejewski, wife of Teodor Dyzma Szymanowski; artist unknown. Miniature portrait height 3.2 cm, width 2.5 cm, circa 1800, Poland. Bust in left profile; dark hair, brown eye; wearing a white cap and matching dress. Coats of arms depicted: Pólkozic and Axe. Background: dark gray. Frame: gilt bronze. Styles/subjects: female portrait, nobility, Polish miniature., A rectangular ornate frame with stepped corners and a bow-shaped decorative element at the top, all in a gold tone, contains a symmetrical arrangement of oval portrait miniatures set into the gold background; the portraits show individuals with pale skin and powdered white or gray hair, wearing garments that include red, blue, dark, and light tones, and one central portrait features a person with a high powdered hairstyle and pale blue clothing; there are a few floral rosette decorations in gold on the background and a pair of small gold heraldic shields with decorative crests beneath the central portrait, and the overall colors visible are gold, pale skin tones, white, gray, red, blue, dark navy, and black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_022

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Rights managed

Available size

54.8Mb (3.7Mb) / 12.4in x 17.1in / 3723 x 5143 (300dpi)

Keywords

Marianna née Swidzinska Pólkozic coat arms 1759–1830 daughter Ignacy Helena née Mierzejewski wife Teodor Dyzma Szymanowski artist unknown Miniature portrait height 3.2 cm width 2.5 cm circa 1800 Poland Bust left profile dark hair brown eye wearing white cap matching dress Coats arms depicted Pólkozic Axe Background dark gray Frame gilt bronze Styles subjects female portrait nobility Polish miniature rectangular ornate frame stepped corners bow-shaped decorative element top gold tone contains symmetrical arrangement oval portrait miniatures set gold background portraits individuals pale skin powdered white gray hair wearing garments include red blue dark light tones central portrait features person high powdered hairstyle pale blue clothing floral rosette decorations gold background pair small heraldic shields decorative crests beneath central portrait colors visible pale skin tones white gray red dark navy black.