Caption

Portrait of a Woman in a White Bonnet, Maszkowski, Jan Kanty 1794–1865 painter. Watercolor miniature, 1840. Subject: elderly woman, torso three-quarters facing right; ash-blond hair parted in the middle and combed smoothly over the temples; white tulle bonnet tied under the chin; wide turn-down transparent white collar with embroidery, trimmed with a ruffle; light brown dress; black shawl with fringes on the shoulders; both arms folded over each other. Background: light grey, lightly outlined with rubbed-off pencil. Inscription along the right: Maszkowski. Frame: gilded bronze strip in a dark cherry leather case frame. Dimensions: height 15.2 cm, width 11.5 cm. Polish miniature; portraits, women, headgear., A framed portrait of a woman wearing a white lace bonnet tied under her chin and a white scarf, with brown hair peeking at the forehead; she has a pale complexion with pinkish cheeks and light-colored eyes and is looking slightly to the side; she wears a brown dress with a darker brown bodice and a black shawl draped over her shoulders showing folds and texture; the lace bonnet and collar have delicate white and gray detailing, and the background is a muted light gray; the frame around the image is dark brown with a gold inner trim and shows worn edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A17_195

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Keywords

Portrait Woman White Bonnet Maszkowski Jan Kanty 1794–1865 painter Watercolor miniature 1840 Subject elderly woman torso three-quarters facing right ash-blond hair parted middle combed smoothly temples white tulle bonnet tied under chin wide turn-down transparent white collar embroidery trimmed ruffle light brown dress black shawl fringes shoulders arms folded Background light grey lightly outlined rubbed-off pencil Inscription Frame gilded bronze strip dark cherry leather case frame Dimensions height 15.2 cm width 11.5 cm Polish miniature portraits women headgear framed portrait woman wearing white lace bonnet white scarf brown hair peeking forehead pale complexion pinkish cheeks light-colored eyes looking slightly side wears brown dress darker brown bodice black shawl draped showing folds texture lace bonnet collar delicate white gray detailing background muted gray frame image dark brown gold inner trim worn edges.