Caption

Portrait of a Man in a Black Frock Coat, Kokular, Aleksander 1793–1846, painter. Portrait of a man, half-length, three-quarters left. Short black hair; white cravat, white vest, black double-breasted frock coat; wearing the Order of St. Anne, 2nd Class. Background grey, lined. Oval wooden frame with Baroque ornament, plastered and gilded. Inscribed on front: A. Kokular. On back of frame: Pal. Kokular Alek. / Miniature: 'portrait of a man' / Polish painting / Catalog No. 20 / Miniature / Poland. Dated 1840. Miniature, height 6.3 cm, width 5.1 cm., An oval portrait of a man set in an ornate carved frame, the frame painted gold with scrolled and rounded decorative shapes and small areas of wear showing a darker base; the portrait shows a man with dark hair and sideburns wearing a dark coat and a light-colored high collar with a patterned cravat, his face rendered with flesh tones and subtle shading against a neutral gray background; visible colors include gold, black, dark brown, gray, beige, pinkish flesh tones, and a touch of red in the neckwear.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_096

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Rights managed

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33.5Mb (1.0Mb) / 10.2in x 12.7in / 3068 x 3811 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Man Black Frock Coat Kokular Aleksander 1793–1846 painter man half-length three-quarters left Short black hair white cravat white vest black double-breasted frock coat wearing Order St Anne 2nd Class Background grey lined Oval wooden frame Baroque ornament plastered gilded Inscribed front A back frame Pal Kokular Alek Miniature portrait Polish painting Catalog No 20 Poland Dated 1840 height 6.3 cm width 5.1 cm oval portrait man set ornate carved painted gold scrolled rounded decorative shapes small areas wear showing darker base dark hair sideburns wearing dark coat light-colored high collar patterned cravat face rendered flesh tones subtle shading neutral gray background visible colors include black dark brown gray beige pinkish flesh tones touch red neckwear.