Caption

Portrait of Katarzyna Branicka 1781–1820, 1st maiden name Sanguszkowa-Kowelska, 2nd maiden name Stanislawowa Potocka; painted by Sowgen, Holz von fl. 1820–1825. Miniature portrait, en trois-quarts, depicting aristocratic woman in dress; dated 1824, Russia. Medium: miniature; dimensions: height 8.6 cm, width 7.8 cm. Categories: women, women's portraits, portraits, foreign miniatures., A painted portrait of a woman with pale skin and dark curled hair, shown from the chest up, wearing a white sheer sleeved dress with a red bodice that has decorative trim and a central fastening; she wears a double strand of pearls and has a subtle, neutral facial expression. The portrait sits in a decorative rectangular gold frame with ornate leaf and scroll motifs and a hanging ring at the top; the background behind the woman is a soft gradient of muted blues and greys. The visible colors include gold, pale skin tones, dark brown for the hair, white, red, pink, blue, and grey.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_215

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.6Mb (2.8Mb) / 10.9in x 16.2in / 3282 x 4859 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Katarzyna Branicka 1781–1820 1st maiden name Sanguszkowa-Kowelska 2nd maiden name Stanislawowa Potocka painted Sowgen Holz von fl 1820–1825 Miniature portrait en trois-quarts depicting aristocratic woman dress dated 1824 Russia Medium miniature dimensions height 8.6 cm width 7.8 cm Categories women women's portraits portraits foreign miniatures painted portrait woman pale skin dark curled hair shown chest up wearing white sheer sleeved red bodice decorative trim central fastening wears double strand pearls subtle neutral facial expression portrait sits decorative rectangular gold frame ornate leaf scroll motifs hanging ring top background soft gradient muted blues greys visible colors include gold pale skin tones dark brown white red pink blue grey.