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General Pawel Yakovlewicz Kuprianov 1789–1874 old attribution portrait of Lieutenant General Aleksander Despot-Zenowicz 1829–1897, who took care of Poles in exile; painter: Stanislaw Marszalkiewicz 1789–1872. En face miniature portrait of a man in uniform, subject bust slightly to the left, elderly man, gray hair closely cropped, dark blond mustache, gray eyes. Russian infantry division general uniform, dark green with a red collar, gold buttons with double-headed eagle, gold epaulettes; wears 2 order stars, 5 crosses, and 3 medals on the chest including Polish Badge of Honour, Order of St. George, Order of St. Vladimir, Order of St. Anne star, Order Pour le Mérite. Style: Polish miniatures. Date/period: circa 1830s inscription/attribution notes cite 1832. Medium: miniature on paper. Dimensions: height 14.5 cm, width 11.0 cm. Binding: rectangular mahogany frame with beveled oval cutout. Label on reverse: Niew. / 1484., An oval-framed watercolor portrait set in a rectangular dark reddish-brown wooden plaque shows an older man from the chest up wearing a dark uniform with a high red collar and large gold braided shoulder epaulettes; he has short gray hair, a mustache, pale skin with rosy cheeks, and a neutral expression while looking slightly off center; the uniform is decorated with several metallic star-shaped and cross-shaped medals and a few ribboned bars, with gold buttons visible along the front; the background inside the oval is a light beige color and the wooden frame shows a worn, scratched surface in deep burgundy and brown tones.

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General Pawel Yakovlewicz Kuprianov 1789–1874 old attribution Lieutenant General Aleksander Despot-Zenowicz 1829–1897 care Poles exile painter Stanislaw Marszalkiewicz 1789–1872 En face miniature portrait man uniform subject bust slightly left elderly man gray hair closely cropped dark blond mustache gray eyes Russian infantry division general uniform dark green red collar gold buttons double-headed eagle gold epaulettes wears 2 order stars 5 crosses 3 medals chest Polish Badge Honour Order St George Vladimir Anne star Order Pour le Mérite Style Polish miniatures Date period circa 1830s inscription attribution notes cite 1832 Medium miniature paper Dimensions height 14.5 cm width 11.0 cm Binding rectangular mahogany frame beveled oval cutout Label reverse Niew 1484 oval-framed watercolor portrait set rectangular dark reddish-brown wooden plaque older man chest up wearing dark uniform high red collar large gold braided shoulder epaulettes short gray hair mustache pale skin rosy cheeks neutral expression looking slightly off center decorated several metallic star-shaped cross-shaped medals ribboned bars gold buttons visible front background inside oval light beige color wooden frame worn scratched surface deep burgundy brown tones.