Caption
Portrait of a Woman in a White Empire Dress, Aldenrath, Heinrich 1775–1844 painter; dresses Empire with ruff, women, portraits shoulder-length, hairstyles bun, female portraits right, foreign miniatures, repossession Jelenia Góra, Bust, head slightly to the right. Dark blond hair, brown eyes, white Empire dress with a small ruff at the back. Background: dark grey. Binding: thin, oval brass frame. 1809, Germany. Miniature; height 6.8 cm, width 5.4 cm., An oval miniature portrait set in a gold frame shows a young woman from the shoulders up against a dark background; she has light skin with rosy cheeks, brown hair styled close to her head with a curled lock at the forehead and a longer curl at one side, and a calm, neutral expression. She wears a white, semi-sheer dress with a high, ruffled collar and puffed sleeves, the fabric appearing dotted and slightly translucent, and the visible colors in the image include gold from the frame, dark gray and black in the background, brown in the hair, pale pink and peach tones in the skin, and white and off-white in the clothing.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A17_337
License type
Rights managed
Available size
31.8Mb (1.1Mb) / 9.8in x 12.6in / 2954 x 3766 (300dpi)