Caption

Portrait of a man in horseback riding or hunting attire. Half-length figure facing right. Black hair in small curls obscures the top of the forehead. Black high-brimmed hat with a red cockade and a white ostrich feather. A white cravat tied with a bow, a red double-breasted tailcoat with lapels, and a wide white belt at the waist. Background: dark clouds at the bottom, light pearl clouds at the top, all in shades of black, white, and red vermilion. Miniature, c. 1800; height 6.1 cm, width 5.1 cm. Józef Choynowski 1833–ca.1915 attributed. Binding: a narrow, profiled rim of gilded bronze set in a rectangular slat covered with cherry plush. Subjects: men, hats, hunters, feathers, headgear, costumes; portrait en three-quarters, male portrait., An oval framed portrait set against a deep burgundy textured background shows a young person with pale skin and dark curly hair wearing a tall black hat adorned with a small red ornament and a white plume; they wear a high white cravat and a red coat with a darker red collar and visible round buttons, and the portrait is enclosed in a thin gold frame.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_306

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.9Mb (3.0Mb) / 11.5in x 14.2in / 3448 x 4252 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait man horseback riding hunting attire Half-length figure facing right Black hair small curls obscures top forehead Black high-brimmed hat red cockade white ostrich feather white cravat tied bow red double-breasted tailcoat lapels wide white belt waist Background dark clouds bottom light pearl clouds shades black white red vermilion Miniature c 1800 height 6.1 cm width 5.1 cm Józef Choynowski 1833–ca.1915 attributed Binding narrow profiled rim gilded bronze set rectangular slat covered cherry plush Subjects men hats hunters feathers headgear costumes portrait en three-quarters male portrait oval framed portrait set deep burgundy textured background young person pale skin dark curly hair wearing tall black hat adorned small red ornament white plume wear high white cravat red coat darker collar visible round buttons enclosed thin gold frame.