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| Keywords: Wendelin Moosbrugger, Gentleman in Blue-Yellow Uniform, 1798.jpg Artwork Creator Wendelin Moosbrugger Gentleman in Blue-Yellow Uniform ca 1798 watercolour and gouache on ivory Aquarell und Guache auf Elfenbein; gelber Metallreif cm 7 The miniature portrait shows a middle-aged gentleman in a dark blue uniform with yellow horizontal bags collar and cuffs His right hand resting inside his waistcoat the ruff and his powdered hair are unusual elements in a representation of an officer and probably served to emphasize the private character of the portrait It is possible that the sitter is an officer of the Prussian infantry regiment no 10 Courbière or of the infantry regiment no 28 Malschitzki Both regiments wore yellow collars and horizontal bags white buttons and traditional Brandenburg cuffs 1 Moosbrugger' s representation shows an extraordinary brightness in the colours The background - intimated park scenery and a sky which offers a view on a cloud landscape - is strongly modelled in clear gouache colours The Tansey Collection of Miniatures http //www miniaturen-tansey de/en/artists/list/aid/176/tab/miniatur PD-old-100 Other versions DEFAULTSORT 1798c; unknown man Wendelin Moosbrugger 18th-century portrait paintings of unidentified men 1798 portrait paintings Male 18th-century gouache portraits of men 18th-century men looking at viewer in art 18th-century portrait miniatures of men 18th-century portrait paintings of men at half length 18th-century portraits in military uniforms 18th-century round portraits of men Hand-in-waistcoat in portrait paintings Paintings on ivory Realist portrait paintings | ||||
