Caption

Kisiel great-grandfather Michal, Kisiel, Bar Confederate, painter unknown, three-quarter portrait of a man nobility, Polish miniature, circa 1800. Bust facing right: grey hair, blue eyes, white cravat, red vest and dark brown frock coat. Background dark grey left, blue right. Oval gilded bronze roller rim binding with convex glass. Inscription on reverse of miniature: Kisiel/pradziad; on reverse of binding: ?/Kisiel. Dimensions: height 5.0 cm, width 3.8 cm. Historical note: Michal Kisiel — captain with the banner of the 3rd Regiment of the Advance Guard of the Crown Field Mace in 1791; Bar Confederate; after the fall of Wawel Castle in 1769 he was taken prisoner by the Russians and spent five years in Siberia., An oval portrait in a gold frame shows a person with short light gray hair and pale skin wearing a high dark collar over a white neck wrap and a red-orange garment underneath; the background is a muted gradient of dark gray to blue-gray and the visible colors include gold, gray, light gray, pale skin tones, dark black, white, red-orange, and blue-gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A17_245

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32.2Mb (860.9Kb) / 9.3in x 13.4in / 2802 x 4021 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kisiel great-grandfather Michal Kisiel Bar Confederate painter unknown three-quarter portrait man nobility Polish miniature circa 1800 Bust facing right grey hair blue eyes white cravat red vest dark brown frock coat Background dark grey left blue right Oval gilded bronze roller rim binding convex glass Inscription reverse miniature pradziad binding Dimensions height 5.0 cm width 3.8 cm Historical note Michal Kisiel captain banner 3rd Regiment Advance Guard Crown Field Mace 1791 fall Wawel Castle 1769 was prisoner Russians spent five years Siberia oval portrait gold frame person short light gray hair pale skin wearing high dark collar white neck wrap red-orange garment underneath background muted gradient dark gray blue-gray visible colors include gold gray light gray pale skin tones dark black white red-orange blue-gray.