Portrait of Izabela née von Flemming, Princess Czartoryska (1746–1835)

Izabela Czartoryska (1746–1835) is shown in a dignified pose, her right hand reaching toward a small dog at her feet, a conventional symbol of loyalty. Her attire—a white dress with a blue sash, black jacket, and white headscarf—conveys both aristocratic status and the modest elegance expected of a woman of her rank.

Executed in oil on canvas, the painting employs the lightness and delicate brushwork associated with the Rococo aesthetic. The artist renders fabrics and textures with meticulous detail, achieving a realistic likeness while maintaining the graceful softness characteristic of the period’s portraiture.

Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Cosway, an Italian‑English painter active in England, France, and Italy, produced this work amid a career that included regular exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts. Her connections with intellectual and artistic circles of the time informed her approach to portraiture, blending continental influences with British sensibilities.

After its creation, the portrait entered the collection of the Czartoryski family before being acquired by the National Museum in Kraków, where it remains accessible to the public as part of the museum’s holdings of Polish aristocratic portraiture.