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Portrait of Franciszka Krasinska, oil on canvas, Poland, ca. 1760

6500,00 zł

The portrait of Franciszka Krasinska, aged about 18, was painted in Poland around 1760 by an unspecified artist. The painting is a classic example of a representative aristocratic portrait of the Rococo era. The image shows the future Polish princess dressed in an elegant lilac gown with open shoulders and a wide skirt. The figure is shown in a 3/4 view; with one hand she holds the dark fur coat imposed over her shoulder, while the other hand is bent at the elbow and rests in front of the figure. The calm expression on her face, her delicate blush and her carefully arranged curls have been rendered with great precision.

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Franciszka Krasińska (1742–1796) was a Polish noblewoman of the Ślepowron coat of arms, daughter of Stanisław Krasiński and Aniela Humięcka. In 1760, she entered into a morganatic marriage (a union between a member of a reigning dynasty and a partner of lower social status, which did not grant rights to the throne or full dynastic titles) with Charles Christian Wettin, son of King Augustus III of Poland, which eventually secured her the title of Duchess of Courland and Saxony. Although the union was not initially officially recognized, Franciszka held an important place in the history of the Polish 18th-century court. She died in Dresden, where she spent the last years of her life.
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Dimensions 26 × 32 cm
Type

Image
Form

Portrait of a woman
Kolorystyka

Brown

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Flesh

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Gold

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Lilac

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Olive green
Technika

Oil on canvas
Czas powstania

ca. 1760
Era

Modernity
Kraj pochodzenia

Poland
Autor

Unknown
State of preservation

Very good, after maintenance

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