Caption

Portrait of Mrs. Ordezyna? Antonina née Kielczewski 1811–1893, wife of Józef Ordega, Lodzia coat of arms 1802–1879. Painted by Leon Brzezinski 1809–1865. Female portrait, three-quarters, young woman, half-length, almost straight posture, light blond hair in spiral curls along the face, braided crown at the top of the head. At the neck a blue cravat fastened with a ruby brooch; white gauze cape-like collar on the shoulders; black dress with a wide belt at the waist. Background in tones of broken brown. Oval miniature, signed “Brzezinski Leon, 1839.” Inscription on the reverse: “p. Ordega”, 1839, France. Miniature set in an oval gilded-bronze frame with palmette motif within a polished black rectangular wooden frame under convex glass. Dimensions: height 7.4 cm, width 6.0 cm., An oval portrait of a woman set in a rectangular dark frame with a rounded inner border and a gilded inner ring; the woman has light skin and light brown hair styled in symmetrical rolled curls at the sides and a braided bun on top, with a smooth center part. She wears a dark dress with a high waist and puffed sleeves, a white ruffled collar draped over her shoulders, and a blue neck scarf tied at the throat. Her expression is neutral and she faces forward against a muted brown background. Visible colors include black, dark brown, gold, light brown, pale skin tones, white, blue, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_074

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.7Mb (1.2Mb) / 11.1in x 12.5in / 3340 x 3739 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Mrs Ordezyna Antonina née Kielczewski 1811–1893 wife Józef Ordega Lodzia coat arms 1802–1879 Painted Leon Brzezinski 1809–1865 Female portrait three-quarters young woman half-length almost straight posture light blond hair spiral curls face braided crown top head neck blue cravat fastened ruby brooch white gauze cape- collar shoulders black dress wide belt waist Background tones broken brown Oval miniature signed “Brzezinski Leon 1839.” Inscription reverse “p Ordega” 1839 France Miniature set oval gilded-bronze frame palmette motif within polished black rectangular wooden frame under convex glass Dimensions height 7.4 cm width 6.0 cm oval portrait woman set rectangular dark frame rounded inner border gilded inner ring woman light skin light brown hair styled symmetrical rolled curls sides braided bun smooth center part wears dark dress high waist puffed sleeves white ruffled collar draped blue neck scarf tied throat expression neutral faces forward muted brown background Visible colors include black dark brown gold light brown pale skin tones blue gray.