Caption

Portrait of Zofia Arturowa, Countess Potocka, née Branicka 1790–1879, painted by Józef Sonntag 1784–1834 and an unknown painter; half-figure three-quarter to the left, head almost straight. She has dark hair and wears a tulle lace bonnet decorated with pink ribbons and bows, with a pearl above the forehead. Navy blue velvet dress with a belt with gold buckle, tulle lace and pearl pin at the neckline. Pearl necklace, poire pearl earrings, and a sable stole on the shoulders. Olive background, darker at the top. Massive gilded bronze frame with openwork ornaments along the edge, bronze plate on the reverse, base, beveled glass, all housed in a navy blue leather box case. 1830, Vienna. Miniature, height 14.5 cm, width 10.5 cm., The image shows a framed portrait of a woman with curly dark brown hair and pale skin wearing a lace bonnet with pink accents and pearl jewelry; she is dressed in a dark blue garment with a brown fur or shawl. The painted background is dark with muted browns and blues. The ornate rectangular frame around the portrait is gold with carved scrollwork and decorative molding; the surrounding mat and outer background are shades of gray. The visible colors include gold, dark blue, brown, dark gray, pale skin tones, white or off-white, pink, and hints of black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_225

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.4Mb (2.9Mb) / 11.7in x 13.8in / 3498 x 4141 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Zofia Arturowa Countess Potocka née Branicka 1790–1879 painted Józef Sonntag 1784–1834 unknown painter half-figure three-quarter left head almost straight dark hair wears tulle lace bonnet decorated pink ribbons bows pearl forehead Navy blue velvet dress belt gold buckle tulle lace pearl pin neckline Pearl necklace poire earrings sable stole shoulders Olive background darker top Massive gilded bronze frame openwork ornaments edge bronze plate reverse base beveled glass housed navy blue leather box case 1830 Vienna Miniature height 14.5 cm width 10.5 cm image framed portrait woman curly dark brown hair pale skin wearing lace bonnet pink accents pearl jewelry dressed dark blue garment brown fur shawl painted background dark muted browns blues ornate rectangular frame portrait gold carved scrollwork decorative molding surrounding mat outer background shades gray visible colors include dark blue dark gray pale skin tones white off-white pink hints black.