Caption

Portrait of a Prussian cavalry captain. Marszalkiewicz, Stanislaw 1789–1872 painter. Portrait en three-quarters of a man in uniform; short blond wavy hair parted at the side with curls above the forehead and at the temples; long blond mustache, regular facial features. Sky-blue uniform with crimson borders; high collar embroidered as a guard officer, silver aiguillettes and epaulettes. Background: blue-grey sky, sandy area at lower left. Framed with a semi-convex oval gilded-bronze border set in a rectangular brown leather case; olive-colored embossed plush surrounding the miniature. Inscribed along the right edge: S. Marszalkiewicz 1832. Miniature, 1832. Height 12.7 cm, width 10.0 cm., An oval painted portrait of a man with light skin, blue eyes, curly brown hair, and a brown mustache set inside a gold oval frame; he wears a high-collared military-style jacket with a brown chest piece, dark blue sleeves, decorated shoulder epaulettes with metallic details, and a light-colored sash; the portrait background is neutral gray, surrounded by a green velvet mat with subtle patterned corner decorations, all housed in a worn brown leather case with visible stitching and lighter inner panels.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_183

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.6Mb (2.2Mb) / 11.8in x 13.4in / 3544 x 4009 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Prussian cavalry captain Marszalkiewicz Stanislaw 1789–1872 painter en three-quarters man uniform short blond wavy hair parted side curls forehead temples long blond mustache regular facial features Sky-blue uniform crimson borders high collar embroidered guard officer silver aiguillettes epaulettes Background blue-grey sky sandy area lower left Framed semi-convex oval gilded-bronze border set rectangular brown leather case olive-colored embossed plush surrounding miniature Inscribed right edge S Marszalkiewicz 1832 Miniature 1832 Height 12.7 cm width 10.0 cm oval painted portrait light skin blue eyes curly brown hair brown mustache set inside gold oval frame wears high-collared military-style jacket brown chest piece dark blue sleeves decorated shoulder epaulettes metallic details light-colored sash portrait background neutral gray surrounded green velvet mat subtle patterned corner decorations housed worn brown leather case visible stitching lighter inner panels.