Caption

Aleksandra Branicka née Engelhardt 1754–1838, after Dymitr Lewicki 1735–1822, wife of Hetman Franciszek Ksawery Branicki, depicted as a Lady of the Order. Miniature portrait, en face, copy; subjects: aristocracy, woman, female portrait; details: orders, dress, hairstyle. Painted 1820, Russia. Miniature dimensions: height 7.4 cm, width 6.8 cm., A painted oval portrait set in a decorative gold frame with a beaded outer edge and a leafy floral ornament at the top shows a woman with pale skin and powdered hair styled high with soft curls; she wears a low-necked dress in shades of pink and mauve with white lace trim and a blue ribbon and jeweled ornament at the bodice, and her expression is calm with a faint smile. The background behind her is a muted gray-green. The frame and decorative elements are gold, and the dress and ribbon introduce pink, mauve, white, blue, pale skin tones, and muted gray-green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_208

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.8Mb (1.9Mb) / 11.3in x 13.0in / 3389 x 3902 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aleksandra Branicka née Engelhardt 1754–1838 Dymitr Lewicki 1735–1822 wife Hetman Franciszek Ksawery Branicki depicted Lady Order Miniature portrait en face copy subjects aristocracy woman female portrait details orders dress hairstyle Painted 1820 Russia Miniature dimensions height 7.4 cm width 6.8 cm painted oval portrait set decorative gold frame beaded outer edge leafy floral ornament top pale skin powdered hair styled high soft curls wears low-necked dress shades pink mauve white lace trim blue ribbon jeweled ornament bodice expression calm faint smile background muted gray-green frame decorative elements gold ribbon introduce pink white blue pale skin tones muted gray-green.