Caption

Portrait of Róza Potocka 1760–1862, also known as Antoniowa Potocka and Grzegorzowa Branicka; miniature portrait by Paul W. active ca. 1860–1880, painted in 1860; watercolor miniature, height 9.4 cm, width 7.7 cm; depicts aristocratic costume and headgear, female portrait., An oval gold locket opened to show a painted portrait in the top half and a blue fabric interior in the bottom half; the portrait depicts an older woman with pale skin and grayish hair wearing a black dress with a white lace collar and a dark bow at the front, and a dark bonnet or headpiece decorated with bright blue ribbons framing her face, set against a muted brown background; the locket frame is gold with a hinge connecting the two halves, and the lower compartment shows a deep blue fabric lining surrounded by the gold metal.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_164

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.1Mb (1.2Mb) / 8.3in x 15.9in / 2503 x 4760 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Róza Potocka 1760–1862 also Antoniowa Potocka Grzegorzowa Branicka miniature portrait Paul W active ca 1860–1880 painted 1860 watercolor miniature height 9.4 cm width 7.7 cm depicts aristocratic costume headgear female portrait oval gold locket opened painted portrait top half blue fabric interior bottom half portrait depicts older woman pale skin grayish hair wearing black dress white lace collar dark bow front dark bonnet headpiece decorated bright blue ribbons framing face set muted brown background locket frame gold hinge connecting two halves lower compartment deep blue fabric lining surrounded gold metal.