Caption

Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 1719–1790 in the uniform of a German cavalry regiment during his stay in Strasbourg, unknown artist. Male portrait head en face, body turned left, standing to the hips, with his right hand resting on a red helmet trimmed with brown fur, lying on a gray-brown table. Low powdered white wig, gray eyes, black scarf around the neck, white shirt, and a red ruffle from a caftan with white piping. Silver cuirass, yellow belt with white edges, gold saber. Sapphire uniform with red lining, matching cuffs and collar trimmed with silver. Background: brownish mountains, grayish green and gray-turquoise sky. Miniature, 1742, Strasbourg; height 7.8 cm, width 6.6 cm. Binding: narrow rectangular profiled strip, metal. Subjects: rulers; soldiers cuirass, hussar jacket with braiding; landscapes mountain; foreign miniatures; powdered wig., A framed painted portrait of a person with pale skin and white powdered hair, wearing a dark blue coat with silver braiding and red cuffs, a red waistcoat or sash, and a metallic breastplate; the figure's right hand rests on a dark rock and the left hand is on the hip near a decorative belt and sword hilt; the background shows muted green and gray sky tones with some earthy brown and ochre areas; the frame is gold-colored with a small gold-colored hanging loop above it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_282

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.3Mb (3.1Mb) / 12.4in x 16.4in / 3705 x 4934 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ludwig IX Landgrave Hesse-Darmstadt 1719–1790 uniform German cavalry regiment stay Strasbourg unknown artist Male portrait head en face body turned left standing hips right hand resting red helmet trimmed brown fur lying gray-brown table Low powdered white wig gray eyes black scarf neck white shirt red ruffle caftan white piping Silver cuirass yellow belt white edges gold saber Sapphire uniform red lining matching cuffs collar trimmed silver Background brownish mountains grayish green gray-turquoise sky Miniature 1742 height 7.8 cm width 6.6 cm Binding narrow rectangular profiled strip metal Subjects rulers soldiers cuirass hussar jacket braiding landscapes mountain foreign miniatures powdered wig framed painted portrait person pale skin white hair wearing dark blue coat silver braiding red cuffs red waistcoat sash metallic breastplate figure's right hand rests dark rock left hand hip near decorative belt sword hilt background muted green gray sky tones earthy brown ochre areas frame gold-colored small gold-colored hanging loop .