Caption

a Portrait of a young nobleman in the uniform of a lieutenant of the National Guard. Bust, slightly right. Short blond hair. White collar, black cravat, navy blue uniform with one epaulet, amaranth collar and lapels, amaranth and silver belt, a sabre hilt visible at the left side. Background stippled, dark blue-green. Binding: smooth copper-bronze rim. b Portrait of the same man at an older age in the uniform of the troops of the Kingdom of Poland. Painted photo, most probably showing the same person; on the reverse a photograph of a man in a military uniform. Dated around 1840–1850. Miniature, height 5.2 cm, width 4.1 cm. Unknown artist; portrait en trois-quarts; male noble portraits; Polish miniature; kontusz coats; military men., An oval pendant with a metallic rim in a warm copper color contains an old sepia-toned portrait of a man with a styled mustache and sideburns, wearing a dark formal uniform with decorative patterns; the portrait shows a visible crack in the surface and some small specks, set against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_298

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.5Mb (1.4Mb) / 8.4in x 12.3in / 2523 x 3677 (300dpi)

Keywords

a Portrait young nobleman uniform lieutenant National Guard Bust slightly right Short blond hair White collar black cravat navy blue uniform epaulet amaranth collar lapels amaranth silver belt sabre hilt visible left side Background stippled dark blue-green Binding smooth copper-bronze rim b Portrait man older age troops Kingdom Poland Painted photo showing person reverse photograph military uniform Dated 1840–1850 Miniature height 5.2 cm width 4.1 cm Unknown artist portrait en trois-quarts male noble portraits Polish miniature kontusz coats military men oval pendant metallic rim warm copper color contains old sepia-toned portrait styled mustache sideburns wearing dark formal uniform decorative patterns portrait visible crack surface small specks set neutral gray background.