Caption

Portrait of Barbara Dabrowska, née Chlapowska 1782–1848, second wife from 1807 of General Jan Henryk Dabrowski; miniature portrait by M. Feist ca. fl. 1800–1820, amateur painter. Oil/miniature, 1810. Subject: Barbara Florentyna Chlapowska—accompanied her husband during Napoleon's expedition to Russia and transported his wounded husband to Vilnius; mentioned in the fourth verse of the Polish national anthem Listen, Basia.... Inscription inside binding: M. Feist made. Inscription inside wreath of oak leaves: Dedie/Au jour/le plus cheri/28 Aout/1810. Dimensions: height 6.2 cm, width 5.1 cm. Depicted: woman in three-quarters, wearing jewellery and a wreath, set against a park/landscape with plants and trees; empire style., An oval pendant with a metal rim and ring at the top contains a painted miniature of a woman in a white dress standing before a tree and foliage; she has dark curled hair and a pale complexion, and she wears gold-colored jewelry including a necklace and bracelets, while one hand holds a wreath of green leaves and the other is extended forward; a small round tag attached with a red string hangs near the top left of the pendant, and the background shows shades of green, brown, blue, white, gray, and gold.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_242

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.4Mb (2.0Mb) / 10.0in x 13.0in / 2992 x 3906 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Barbara Dabrowska née Chlapowska 1782–1848 second wife 1807 General Jan Henryk Dabrowski miniature portrait M Feist ca fl 1800–1820 amateur painter Oil miniature 1810 Subject Barbara Florentyna Chlapowska accompanied husband Napoleon's expedition Russia transported wounded husband Vilnius mentioned fourth verse Polish national anthem Listen Basia... Inscription inside binding Feist Inscription inside wreath oak leaves Dedie Au jour le plus cheri 28 Aout Dimensions height 6.2 cm width 5.1 cm Depicted woman three-quarters wearing jewellery wreath set park landscape plants trees empire style oval pendant metal rim ring top contains painted miniature white dress standing tree foliage dark curled hair pale complexion wears gold-colored jewelry necklace bracelets hand holds green leaves extended forward small round tag attached red string hangs near top left pendant background shades green brown blue white gray gold.