Caption

Stanislaw August Poniatowski, King of Poland in the years 1764–1796. Attributed to Bacciarelli; possibly by Johanna Juliana Friederike Bacciarelli 1733–1809/1812 or studio; painted at the Malarnia Królewska Warsaw, art school, 1766–1818. Portrait miniature, bust left, three-quarter male portrait in coronation robes. Gray powdered wig with a katogan. Crimson cloak thrown over armor, embroidered with golden eagles, trimmed with ermine and fastened at the shoulder with a diamond brooch. Background dark, slightly lighter on the right. Binding: light brown leather embossed with darker ornaments; around the oval an embossed pearl ornament made of gilded paper approximately one-third of the pearls missing. Miniature, Poland; height 4.3 cm, width 3.6 cm; dated circa 1800., A small rectangular leather case in shades of brown with darker brown ornamental scrollwork embossed across its surface, featuring an oval painted portrait set into the center surrounded by a decorative ring of small gold-colored round elements; the portrait shows a person with pale skin and powdered gray-white hair wearing a dark garment with a light-colored scarf that has red and gold accents, set against a muted gray background; a pale fabric loop and a worn brass ring are attached at the top, and the leather shows areas of wear and slight scuffing.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A17_255

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Keywords

Stanislaw August Poniatowski King Poland years 1764–1796 Attributed Bacciarelli Johanna Juliana Friederike Bacciarelli 1733–1809 1812 studio painted Malarnia Królewska Warsaw art school 1766–1818 Portrait miniature bust left three-quarter male portrait coronation robes Gray powdered wig katogan Crimson cloak thrown armor embroidered golden eagles trimmed ermine fastened shoulder diamond brooch Background dark slightly lighter right Binding light brown leather embossed darker ornaments oval embossed pearl ornament gilded paper approximately -third pearls missing Miniature height 4.3 cm width 3.6 cm dated circa 1800 small rectangular leather case shades brown darker brown ornamental scrollwork embossed across surface featuring portrait set center surrounded decorative ring small gold-colored round elements portrait person pale skin powdered gray-white hair wearing dark garment light-colored scarf red gold accents set muted gray background pale fabric loop worn brass ring attached top leather areas wear slight scuffing.