Caption

Portrait of a Young Man, Ludwig VII of Hesse-Darmstadt? 1658–1678, unknown artist, male portrait en face, shoulder-length, applied wig with lush lion-style curls, young man, costume with large lace bow at the neck; bust, straight; background light sapphire. Double-profiled brass medallion frame, miniature, ca. 1665–1675, Germany. Height 2.7 cm, width 2.1 cm., An oval portrait set in a worn gold frame shows a figure with long, curly light brown hair and a pale complexion, wearing a large white bow and a patterned white garment; the face has visible pinkish-red on the lips and around the eyes, and the background inside the frame is blue against a gray outer surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_251

License type

Rights managed

Available size

19.6Mb (796.5Kb) / 8.7in x 8.7in / 2617 x 2617 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Young Man Ludwig VII Hesse-Darmstadt 1658–1678 unknown artist male portrait en face shoulder-length applied wig lush lion-style curls young man costume large lace bow neck bust straight background light sapphire Double-profiled brass medallion frame miniature ca 1665–1675 Germany Height 2.7 cm width 2.1 cm oval portrait set worn gold frame figure long curly light brown hair pale complexion wearing large white bow patterned white garment face visible pinkish-red lips eyes background inside frame blue gray outer surface.