Caption

Portrait of the French writer Victor Hugo 1802–1885 by Wladyslaw Ciesielski 1845–1901, 1887. Bust three-quarters left; white hair, mustache, beard, and sideburns; white collar and black tie; dark gray frock coat and waistcoat. Yellowish-blue background at left, purple-rusty at right. Narrow triangular bronze border with worn gilding. Miniature, height 12.4 cm, width 9.5 cm. Country of production: France. Style: modernism., An oval framed portrait showing an older man in three-quarter profile facing left with white hair and a full white beard and mustache, wearing a dark coat and vest over a white shirt and dark tie; the background has blended shades of blue and maroon, the frame is a warm gold color, and the overall palette includes white, gray, black, blue, maroon, and gold.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_083

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.4Mb (2.2Mb) / 12.5in x 14.7in / 3744 x 4422 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait French writer Victor Hugo 1802–1885 Wladyslaw Ciesielski 1845–1901 1887 Bust three-quarters left white hair mustache beard sideburns white collar black tie dark gray frock coat waistcoat Yellowish-blue background left purple-rusty right Narrow triangular bronze border worn gilding Miniature height 12.4 cm width 9.5 cm Country production France Style modernism oval framed portrait showing older man three-quarter profile facing left full white beard wearing dark coat vest white shirt dark tie background blended shades blue maroon frame warm gold color palette includes white gray black gold.