Caption

Portrait of an Elderly Man with Sideburns, by Jahn, Friedrich August fl. 1810–1894, painter. Miniature portrait 1894, Germany, bust: almost straight ahead, head three-quarters to the left. Subject: elderly man with gray hair and sideburns, gray eyes; wearing a white shirt, black tie, waistcoat, and frock coat. Hairstyle slicked back. Background: olive clouds/sky. Style: modernism. Materials/format: miniature, height 8.3 cm, width 6.3 cm. Frame: patinated brass with narrow rim and acanthus motif. Provenance note: repossession Jelenia Góra., An oval portrait in an ornate metal frame shows the bust of an older man with light gray hair and sideburns, fair skin with a slightly rosy complexion, and a composed expression; he wears a dark suit jacket and a white shirt with a black bow tie. The frame is a mottled brass or bronze color with decorative raised patterns and a small hanging loop at the top attached to a small oval tag; the background behind the figure is a muted greenish-gray. The visible colors include gray, brass/bronze, light gray-white, fair skin tones with pinkish hues, dark black, white, and muted green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_080

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Available size

59.9Mb (2.3Mb) / 12.4in x 18.7in / 3725 x 5623 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Elderly Man Sideburns Jahn Friedrich August fl 1810–1894 painter Miniature portrait 1894 Germany bust almost straight ahead head three-quarters left Subject elderly man gray hair sideburns gray eyes wearing white shirt black tie waistcoat frock coat Hairstyle slicked back Background olive clouds sky Style modernism Materials format miniature height 8.3 cm width 6.3 cm Frame patinated brass narrow rim acanthus motif Provenance note repossession Jelenia Góra oval portrait ornate metal frame older man light gray hair fair skin slightly rosy complexion composed expression wears dark suit jacket black bow tie frame mottled brass bronze color decorative raised patterns small hanging loop top attached small oval tag background figure muted greenish-gray visible colors include gray bronze light gray-white fair skin tones pinkish hues dark black white muted green.