Caption

Portrait of a Child. Leon Brzezinski 1809–1865, painter. Portrait of a Girl, half-length, slightly to the right. Light ash-blond hair, short, parted on the side. At the neckline a hem of white lace from a blouse or shirt is visible; sapphire velvet dress with long sleeves. Grey-olive background, significantly darkened at the bottom left. Framing: gilded bronze frame, pendant, medallion type. Inscribed: L. Brzezinski - 1855. Miniature, height 8.5 cm, width 6.8 cm. Subjects: boys; children; portraits en three-quarters; Polish miniature., An oval gold-colored pendant containing a painted portrait of a young child with light brown hair and a fair complexion, wearing a dark blue garment with a pale collar, set against a neutral grayish-beige background; the pendant has a rounded top loop and a small spherical knob, and the overall colors visible include gold, gray, beige, light brown, fair skin tones, dark blue, and pale off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_349

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.8Mb (1.7Mb) / 9.9in x 14.1in / 2967 x 4216 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Child Leon Brzezinski 1809–1865 painter Girl half-length slightly right Light ash-blond hair short parted side neckline hem white lace blouse shirt visible sapphire velvet dress long sleeves Grey-olive background significantly darkened bottom left Framing gilded bronze frame pendant medallion type Inscribed L Brzezinski - 1855 Miniature height 8.5 cm width 6.8 cm Subjects boys children portraits en three-quarters Polish miniature oval gold-colored pendant containing painted portrait young child light brown hair fair complexion wearing dark blue garment pale collar set neutral grayish-beige background rounded top loop small spherical knob colors visible include gold gray beige light brown fair skin tones dark blue pale off-white.