Female Portrait (Koziell-Poklewska ?)

Stanislaw Marszalkiewicz

Basic information

ID: Г-III-108
Author: Stanislaw Marszalkiewicz
Name: Female Portrait (Koziell-Poklewska ?)
Technique: painting
Material: ivory gouache
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 9 x 7.5

Additionally

Type: graphic art
Genre: portraiture
Provenance: Collection of Lviv City Gallery

Information about author

Author: Stanislaw Marszalkiewicz
Artist's lifetime: 1789–1872
Country: Poland
Biography: Stanislaw Marszalkiewicz was a Polish miniaturist. He was a student of Marcello Bacciarelli. From 1816, he studied under the guidance of Antoni Brodowski. He actively displayed his works at exhibitions in Warsaw; the artist received bronze medals in 1821 and 1823. Between 1830 and 1831, he worked in Dresden; in 1839, he worked in Vienna.

Object description

On an oval background of the blue sky, there is a depiction of an older, full-faced woman shown from the front. She is wearing a dark blue dress with a wide lace collar and a red shawl. On her head, she has a tall, lace bonnet with yellow ribbons tied under her chin. Two locks of hair are visible on both sides from under the bonnet. The frame surrounding the image is black wood with a metal oval.

Inscriptions

On the right side, there is the author's initial "M"

Portrayed person