Caption

Portrait of Tadeusz Kosciuszko in a general's uniform with the Virtuti Militari order, possibly commemorating the victory at Zielence 1792. Three-quarter torso left, head in left profile; standing in a general's uniform with a saber at his side. Next to him, on a table, a black helmet with a plume; background left a dark gray curtain, right a rampart, a white horse with a rider, and distant hills against the sky. Secondary setting: profiled round frame of massive ebony with an inlaid strip of ivory and convex, very thick lenticular glass. Inscriptions on the back of the binding: Gift / of the late Helena / Karolowa / Chlapowska / 1895 and additional provenance notes. Miniature, possibly dated 1794, Poland; height 5.7 cm, width 5.6 cm., A round framed portrait shows a man in a blue military-style coat with white decorative trim and a sash around his waist, standing in profile and pointing with one hand; his hair is brown and wavy, his face is pale with subtle reddish tones, and he wears a white cravat and a darker vest beneath the coat. The background includes a landscape with muted sky tones and distant pale-gray and beige hills, and a darker drapery or curtain to one side. The circular frame is black with white rings and a small metallic hanging loop at the top; overall visible colors include blue, white, black, brown, pale skin tones, gray, beige, and hints of red.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_246

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Available size

30.3Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.8in x 10.8in / 3254 x 3254 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Tadeusz Kosciuszko general's uniform Virtuti Militari order commemorating victory Zielence 1792 Three-quarter torso left head left profile standing saber side Next table black helmet plume background left dark gray curtain right rampart white horse rider distant hills sky Secondary setting profiled round frame massive ebony inlaid strip ivory convex thick lenticular glass Inscriptions back binding Gift late Helena Karolowa Chlapowska 1895 additional provenance notes Miniature dated 1794 Poland height 5.7 cm width 5.6 cm round framed portrait man blue military-style coat white decorative trim sash waist profile pointing hand hair brown wavy face pale subtle reddish tones wears white cravat darker vest beneath coat background includes landscape muted sky tones distant pale-gray beige hills darker drapery curtain circular frame black white rings small metallic hanging loop top visible colors include blue white pale skin tones gray beige hints red.