Légende

Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 1691–1768, unknown artist, miniature 1800, height 6.3 cm. Standing 3/4 left; red uniform, gray armor, right hand on a sabre, left hand outstretched. Wig with a pigtail; Iron Cross on the chest. Background: grey-blue with a pinkish lower sky, blue mountainous landscape, soldiers in the background, bushes on the left. Round binding with a narrow rim of gilded bronze in a thick wooden frame. Subjects: men, rulers, male portrait, soldiers in armor, battle landscape; inscriptions/notes: orders, foreign miniatures; geographic: Hesse Germany., A round framed miniature portrait hung by a small metal loop, showing a light-skinned person with white hair wearing a red coat with white cuffs and a blue sash across the torso, a dark vest or cuirass, and decorative metallic elements; the figure gestures with one arm extended and the other resting near a sheathed sword, set against a cloudy blue-gray sky and a distant landscape with water and landforms; the portrait sits within a gold inner ring and a dark brown circular outer frame, with the hanging metal elements in a brass or gold tone and the overall palette including red, blue, white, brown, gold, gray, and black.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A17_075

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

43.2Mo (1.8Mo) / 30.7cm x 35.3cm / 3623 x 4167 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Louis VIII Landgrave Hesse-Darmstadt 1691–1768 unknown artist miniature 1800 height 6.3 cm Standing 3 4 left red uniform gray armor right hand sabre left hand outstretched Wig pigtail Iron Cross chest Background grey-blue pinkish lower sky blue mountainous landscape soldiers background bushes left Round binding narrow rim gilded bronze thick wooden frame Subjects men rulers male portrait armor battle landscape inscriptions notes orders foreign miniatures geographic Hesse Germany round framed miniature portrait hung small metal loop showing light-skinned person white hair wearing red coat white cuffs blue sash across torso dark vest cuirass decorative metallic elements figure gestures arm extended resting near sheathed sword set cloudy blue-gray sky distant landscape water landforms portrait sits within gold inner ring dark brown circular outer frame hanging metal elements brass gold tone palette red blue white brown gold gray black.