Caption

Portrait of a Man in a Blue Tailcoat, Meys, Ferdinand de fl. 1780-1840 painter. Aristocracy; costumes; men; orders; male portrait; foreign miniature. Bust 3/4 left, low gray wig smoothly combed up, white cravat and jabot at the neck, sapphire tailcoat with red collar and gold embroidery at the edges, red waistcoat. Background brown on the left with a pale oval gilt-bronze border on the right frame was part of a larger whole. Inscribed/dated De Meys/1783, 1783. Miniature, height 4.2 cm, width 3.4 cm., An oval portrait miniature set in a thin gold frame shows a light-skinned person with powdered hair in pale white and gray tones, pale blue eyes, and a neutral expression. The subject wears a blue coat with a red collar and red inner garment, both trimmed with pale gold decorative edging, and a white cravat at the neck. The painted background transitions from darker gray on one side to a muted greenish tone on the other. The frame is gold and the overall color palette includes blue, red, white, pale gold, gray, green, and skin tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_312

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24.7Mb (1.1Mb) / 8.7in x 11.0in / 2605 x 3309 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Man Blue Tailcoat Meys Ferdinand de fl 1780-1840 painter Aristocracy costumes men orders male portrait foreign miniature Bust 3 4 left low gray wig smoothly combed up white cravat jabot neck sapphire tailcoat red collar gold embroidery edges red waistcoat Background brown left pale oval gilt-bronze border right frame was part larger whole Inscribed dated De Meys 1783 Miniature height 4.2 cm width 3.4 cm oval portrait miniature set thin gold frame light-skinned person powdered hair pale white gray tones pale blue eyes neutral expression subject wears blue coat red inner garment trimmed pale gold decorative edging painted background transitions darker gray side muted greenish tone frame gold color palette includes blue red white pale gold gray green skin tones.