Caption
Head of a Roman soldier in a helmet with feathers of Mars?, fragment of a painting, KF fl. 1850 painter, unknown painter, portraits en three-quarters, copies, men, soldiers, helmets, Polish miniatures, panoply, antique, ca. 1850, miniature, height 9 cm, width 7.5 cm, The image shows a framed portrait of an older man wearing a metal helmet with a red plume and a red cloak; he has a gray beard and mustache and an expressive, slightly turned face with visible eyes and furrowed brows. The portrait is set against a dark brown velvet-like mat and surrounded by an ornate gold inner frame with decorative edging, all enclosed within a larger gold outer frame that has intricate textured patterns. At the top of the outer frame there is a gold decorative crest featuring a helmet and laurel-like leaves. Visible colors include gold, brown, red, gray, blue, and flesh tones.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A17_289
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50.1Mb (3.4Mb) / 12.2in x 16.0in / 3652 x 4795 (300dpi)