Caption

Michal Siemionowicz Vorontsov 1782–1856, Governor-General of New Russia, Tsar's governor in Bessarabia, husband of Elizabeth née Branicka; unknown artist; male portrait miniature height 15.7 cm, width 11.8 cm, 1820; depicts aristocratic military dress with uniforms and numerous orders: Order of St. Andrew the Apostle of the First Calling, Order of St. Vladimir, Order of the Red Eagle, Order of St. Anne, Order of St. George, Order of St. Stephen, Order of the Black Eagle Prussia, Order of the Bath, Order of the Seraphim, Order of St. Louis., An oval portrait of a man set within an ornate frame shows a person with short dark hair and a neutral expression, wearing a dark military-style coat with gold braided epaulettes and decorative gold and red trim; the background inside the oval is a muted brownish tone. The outer area around the oval is a textured dark surface with embossed scrollwork decorations in darker shades, and a gold inner rim encircles the oval. Visible colors include dark brown, gold, red, muted brown, black, and touches of flesh tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_156

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.8Mb (2.4Mb) / 11.1in x 13.5in / 3341 x 4063 (300dpi)

Keywords

Michal Siemionowicz Vorontsov 1782–1856 Governor-General New Russia Tsar's governor Bessarabia husband Elizabeth née Branicka unknown artist male portrait miniature height 15.7 cm width 11.8 cm 1820 depicts aristocratic military dress uniforms numerous orders Order St Andrew Apostle First Calling Vladimir Red Eagle Anne George Stephen Black Eagle Prussia Bath Seraphim Louis oval portrait man set within ornate frame person short dark hair neutral expression wearing dark military-style coat gold braided epaulettes decorative gold red trim background inside oval muted brownish tone outer area textured dark surface embossed scrollwork decorations darker shades gold inner rim encircles Visible colors include dark brown red muted brown black touches flesh tones.