Caption

Charles XIV Bernadotte, King of Sweden 1763–1844, painted by François Gérard 1770–1837 and an unknown painter, ca. 1815. Miniature portrait height 6.2 cm, width 5.0 cm depicting a male ruler in uniform and orders including the Order of the Golden Fleece; portrait of a commander/politician., An oval pendant with a gold frame contains a painted portrait of a man shown from the chest up wearing a dark uniform with gold epaulets and decorative insignia, including a star-shaped badge and a sash; his face has pale skin tones, dark curly hair, and sideburns, and he looks toward the viewer with a neutral expression. The portrait background is muted dark gray and green, and the outer background surrounding the pendant is medium gray. Colors visible include gold, dark blue, black, pale flesh tones, dark brown, gray, and green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_139

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.4Mb (1.4Mb) / 11.6in x 14.2in / 3490 x 4245 (300dpi)

Keywords

Charles XIV Bernadotte King Sweden 1763–1844 painted François Gérard 1770–1837 unknown painter ca 1815 Miniature portrait height 6.2 cm width 5.0 cm depicting male ruler uniform orders Order Golden Fleece portrait commander politician oval pendant gold frame contains painted portrait man shown chest up wearing dark uniform gold epaulets decorative insignia star-shaped badge sash face pale skin tones dark curly hair sideburns looks viewer neutral expression portrait background muted dark gray green outer background surrounding pendant medium gray Colors visible include gold dark blue black pale flesh tones dark brown green.