Caption

King of Poland Wladyslaw IV Vasa 1595–1648 with the Order of the Golden Fleece and a lock of love, unknown painter; en face male portrait, bust 3/4 right. Shoulder-length blond hair with fringe, black skullcap; wide white gauze collar trimmed with lace; black clothing; Order of the Golden Fleece on a gold chain. Olive background. Oval miniature, height 15.5 cm, width 11.3 cm; gilded bronze binding with spirally twisted roller imitating a rope possibly 19th century. Inscription on the reverse in light oil paint 19th century: ...Wadyslaw IV / born in Lobzów 1595. Korono.../ in Kraków 1633+ / in Merecz 1648. Portrait in the type of Dankers de Ry 1646 known from an engraving by Willem Hondius; difference is the armor., An oval painted miniature set in a twisted metallic frame shows a portrait of a person with shoulder-length light brown hair and a short mustache and goatee, wearing a small dark cap and a black garment with a white lace collar; the face has light skin tones with reddish areas on the cheeks, the eyes look forward, and a gold chain with a pendant drapes across the dark clothing; the background is a muted yellowish-brown, the frame appears silvery, and the overall palette includes shades of brown, black, white, gold, and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_272

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35.9Mb (2.4Mb) / 10.4in x 13.3in / 3132 x 4004 (300dpi)

Keywords

King Poland Wladyslaw IV Vasa 1595–1648 Order Golden Fleece lock love unknown painter en face male portrait bust 3 4 right Shoulder-length blond hair fringe black skullcap wide white gauze collar trimmed lace black clothing gold chain Olive background Oval miniature height 15.5 cm width 11.3 cm gilded bronze binding spirally twisted roller imitating rope 19th century Inscription reverse light oil paint 19th century ...Wadyslaw IV born Lobzów 1595 Korono Kraków 1633+ Merecz 1648 Portrait type Dankers de Ry 1646 engraving Willem Hondius difference armor oval painted miniature set twisted metallic frame portrait person shoulder-length light brown hair short mustache goatee wearing small dark cap black garment white lace collar face light skin tones reddish areas cheeks eyes look forward pendant drapes across dark clothing background muted yellowish-brown frame silvery palette includes shades brown black white gold gray.