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Portrait of Byron

Laurent Grunbaum

Basic information

ID: Г-III-29
Author: Laurent Grunbaum
Name: Portrait of Byron
Technique: painting
Material: ivory watercolour gouache
Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 cm (height x width)

Additionally

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

Information about author

Author: Laurent Grunbaum
Author in the original: Laurent Grünbaum
Artist's lifetime: c.1760–?
Biography: Laurent Grunbaum was a miniaturist artist, born around 1760 (?) in Hazlov near Cheb. He is said to have worked in Vienna and also spent some time in Hessen during the reign of Elector Wilhelm.

Object description

A bust portrait of a young man with short, curly hair is depicted three-quarters to the right, while his head is turned three-quarters to the left. He is wearing a white shirt with a wide turndown collar, unbuttoned from the top. He is draped in a blue cloak, which he supports with his right hand on his chest. The background is pale grey.

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Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

Portrait of Byron

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