Caption

Portrait of Jan Witt Ivan Osipovich de Witt 1781–1840, Russian cavalry general. Painted by Józef Sonntag 1784–1834. Bust three-quarter right; dark blond hair, mustache, sideburns. He wears a navy blue staff officer’s uniform with gold epaulettes, red collar, and black scarf; the Order of St. George is shown on the left. Background: blue sky above, clouds below. Octagonal frame of gilded gilded bronze in a leather case lined with cherry-red velvet. Inscription/date: 1832, Poland. Miniature, height 7.0 cm, width 6.0 cm., A small framed portrait set into a square case with a plush velvet interior in deep burgundy surrounds an octagonal gilded frame; inside the frame is a painted bust of a man with pale skin and dark wavy hair and sideburns, a slight mustache, and a neutral expression, shown against a muted blue-gray background. He wears a dark uniform with a high red collar, ornate gold fringed epaulettes, gold buttons, and a decorative medal with gold and white elements on his chest. The frame has a brass hanging ring at the top and the case shows edges of worn brown leather.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_226

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.1Mb (2.6Mb) / 11.4in x 13.0in / 3413 x 3898 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Jan Witt Ivan Osipovich de Witt 1781–1840 Russian cavalry general Painted Józef Sonntag 1784–1834 Bust three-quarter right dark blond hair mustache sideburns wears navy blue staff officer’s uniform gold epaulettes red collar black scarf Order St George shown left Background blue sky clouds Octagonal frame gilded bronze leather case lined cherry-red velvet Inscription date 1832 Poland Miniature height 7.0 cm width 6.0 cm small framed portrait set square case plush velvet interior deep burgundy surrounds octagonal frame inside painted bust man pale skin dark wavy hair slight mustache neutral expression muted blue-gray background dark uniform high red collar ornate gold fringed epaulettes gold buttons decorative medal gold white elements chest brass hanging ring top case edges worn brown leather.