Portrait d’un vieil homme (modèle) – Ludomir Benedyktowicz Hallstatt cloud play

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et Hedvig Sofia (1681-1708)

an iconic figure of the Victorian era

Naturalist and philosopher

Portrait d’un vieil homme (modèle) – Ludomir Benedyktowicz Hallstatt cloud playPortrait of an Old Man (Model) Ludomir Benedyktowicz The sitter is shown half length against a dark brown background. He wears round spectacles, a moustache, a short goatee and a dark fur trimmed coat. Light is concentrated on his bald head, face and hand. Ludomir Benedyktowicz painted this portrait between 1869 and 1872. The oil on canvas measures 85. 3 70. 5 cm and belongs to the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw under inventory number MP