Caption

Portrait of a woman in a headscarf, unknown artist. Three-quarter portrait of a woman with dark, curly hair, wearing a white muslin scarf with decorative hemstitch edge tied under the chin fanchon. She wears a deeply breasted white dress and a lilac shawl on the shoulders. Bust slightly turned to the right. Plain dark background. Oval bronze frame decorated on the edge with fine pearling and a motif of bay leaves and bay fruits. Miniature, after 1815. Height 6.0 cm, width 5.0 cm. : Paulina Sobolewowa ca. 1839–1919., An oval framed miniature portrait showing a woman with pale skin and dark curly hair peeking from beneath a sheer white headscarf tied under her chin; she wears a light purple shawl over a white bodice and has a gentle, neutral expression. The painted background inside the frame is dark and nearly black, and the ornate oval frame around the portrait is gold with areas of greenish patina. The outer background surrounding the framed miniature is a flat gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_288

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Available size

38.4Mb (2.8Mb) / 12.2in x 12.2in / 3662 x 3662 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait woman headscarf unknown artist Three-quarter portrait dark curly hair wearing white muslin scarf decorative hemstitch edge tied under chin fanchon wears deeply breasted white dress lilac shawl shoulders Bust slightly turned right Plain background Oval bronze frame decorated edge fine pearling motif bay leaves bay fruits Miniature 1815 Height 6.0 cm width 5.0 cm Paulina Sobolewowa ca 1839–1919 oval framed miniature portrait showing pale skin dark curly hair peeking beneath sheer white tied under chin light purple shawl white bodice gentle neutral expression painted background inside frame nearly black ornate oval frame gold areas greenish patina outer background surrounding framed miniature flat gray.