Caption

Portrait of King Stanislaw August Poniatowski in coronation robes after Marcello Bacciarelli, by Kaminski fl. ca. 1800–1850. Miniature ca. 1800–1900, Poland. Bust slightly turned to the right. Gray powdered wig, dark eyes. White shirt and jabot; red ribbon of the Order of St. Stanislaus and blue ribbon of the Order of the White Eagle at the neck. Gold tailcoat; crimson ermine-trimmed cloak bearing a gold star and silver-blue chain Order of the Black Eagle. Background yellowish with column and gray-olive curtain. Binding: gilt bronze, narrow flat rim. Height 4.6 cm, width 4.5 cm., A small round pendant with a thin metal frame and a loop at the top contains a painted portrait of a person shown from the chest up. The person has pale skin and powdered hair in a light gray color, and they wear a white high-collared garment under a fur-trimmed cloak that has red and white areas and a blue sash. Decorative jewelry and ornate medallions in blue and metallic tones are visible on the clothing. The background includes muted green and brown tones and a vertical crack runs through the painted surface. The pendant frame is a warm brass or gold color and the overall palette includes gray, white, red, blue, green, brown, and metallic hues.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_256

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.7Mb (1.3Mb) / 11.1in x 11.8in / 3316 x 3547 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait King Stanislaw August Poniatowski coronation robes Marcello Bacciarelli Kaminski fl ca 1800–1850 Miniature ca 1800–1900 Poland Bust slightly turned right Gray powdered wig dark eyes White shirt jabot red ribbon Order St Stanislaus blue ribbon White Eagle neck Gold tailcoat crimson ermine-trimmed cloak bearing gold star silver-blue chain Order Black Eagle Background yellowish column gray-olive curtain Binding gilt bronze narrow flat rim Height 4.6 cm width 4.5 cm small round pendant thin metal frame loop top contains painted portrait person shown chest up person pale skin powdered hair light gray color wear white high-collared garment under fur-trimmed cloak red white areas blue sash Decorative jewelry ornate medallions blue metallic tones visible clothing background includes muted green brown tones vertical crack runs painted surface pendant frame warm brass gold color palette gray white green brown metallic hues.