Caption

Portrait of Maria Józefa Habsburg 1699–1757, wife of Augustus III, queen of Poland; miniature, possibly 1740–1750; height 5.2 cm, width 7.5 cm; unknown artist attributed in graphic; depicts jewellery, trees, en face female portrait, palace background, rulers’ costumes and headgear, dresses; includes insignia: Order of the Elephant, Order of the Black Eagle, Order of St. Catherine the Martyr., A painted portrait shows a seated figure wearing a white lace-trimmed bodice with blue sleeves and a red sash draped across the chest, adorned with several ornamental badges and bows. The figure has pale skin, light hair pulled back, and is wearing drop earrings and a beaded necklace. A red cushion and a piece of white fur or ermine rest on the figure's lap, with a hand resting on the cushion. To the left is a green drapery with gold decorative elements and a crown placed on a red cushion. To the right a tree with brown branches and sparse leaves is visible against a pale sky and distant foliage in greens and muted blues. The background behind the figure is a textured brown. The overall palette includes white, blue, red, green, brown, gold, and pale flesh tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_326

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.6Mb (3.5Mb) / 15.9in x 11.3in / 4784 x 3402 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Maria Józefa Habsburg 1699–1757 wife Augustus III queen Poland miniature 1740–1750 height 5.2 cm width 7.5 cm unknown artist attributed graphic depicts jewellery trees en face female portrait palace background rulers’ costumes headgear dresses includes insignia Order Elephant Black Eagle St Catherine Martyr painted portrait seated figure wearing white lace-trimmed bodice blue sleeves red sash draped across chest adorned several ornamental badges bows figure pale skin light hair pulled back wearing drop earrings beaded necklace red cushion piece white fur ermine rest figure's lap hand resting cushion left green drapery gold decorative elements crown placed right tree brown branches sparse leaves visible pale sky distant foliage greens muted blues background textured brown palette includes white blue red green brown gold pale flesh tones.