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MARIE MELCHIOR JOSEPH THÉODORE DE LAGRENÉ FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
MARIE MELCHIOR JOSEPH THÉODORE DE LAGRENÉ FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
52.39.39
1823-1834
Marie Melchior Joseph Théodore de Lagrené (1800-1862) was born in Amiens, France into an old Picardian family. Little is known of his upbringing, but he entered diplomacy at an early age—by...
EKATERINA FOMINICHNA CHEVKINA, NÉE TOMATIS, FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
EKATERINA FOMINICHNA CHEVKINA, NÉE TOMATIS, FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
52.39.40
1829-1835
Ekaterina Fominichna Chevkina, née Tomatis (1812-1879), was the daughter of Thomas Ivanovich Tomatis (1753-1823). She served as a lady-in-waiting to the Empress and was part of the Middletons’...
BARONESS FRANZISKA VON GISE, NÉE BERTRAND DE ST. REMY DE LA PEROUSE, FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
BARONESS FRANZISKA VON GISE, NÉE BERTRAND DE ST. REMY DE LA PEROUSE, FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
52.39.41
1824-1831
Born in Chambéry, France in 1798, Baroness Franziska von Gise, née Bertrand de St. Remy de la Perouse (1798-1877), was descended from ancient Savoyard nobility. Little is known of her youth, but...
SOPHIA ALEXANDROVNA BOBRINSKAYA, NÉE SAMOILOVA, (?) FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
SOPHIA ALEXANDROVNA BOBRINSKAYA, NÉE SAMOILOVA, (?) FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
52.39.42
Petr Fedorovich Sokolov (Painter)
ca. 1825
The portrait may depict Sophia Alexandrovna Bobrinskaya, née Samoilova (1797-1866), the wife of Count Alexei Alexeevich Bobrinsky (1800-1868). She was portrayed by Petr Sokolov in 1827, as was...
COUNT PHILIPP WILHELM ULRICH VON THUN FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
COUNT PHILIPP WILHELM ULRICH VON THUN FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
52.39.43
1821-1830
The son of Otto Heinrich von Thun, Chancellor of Swedish Pomerania, Count Philipp Wilhelm Ulrich von Thun (1784-1862) was descended from Pomeranian nobility. He was educated at his parents’ home...
COUNT EUGEN OR THEODOR REVENTLOW FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
COUNT EUGEN OR THEODOR REVENTLOW FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
52.39.44
1823-1835
Count Eugen Reventlow (1798-1885) and Count Theodor Reventlow (1801-1873) were the children of Danish diplomat and noble Cay Friedrich Reventlow. Eugen was appointed Secretary to the Danish...
BARON JACOB DERK BURCHARD ANNE VAN HEECKEREN TOT ENGHUIZEN FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
BARON JACOB DERK BURCHARD ANNE VAN HEECKEREN TOT ENGHUIZEN FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
52.39.45
1823-1835
As the son of Baron Evert Fredrick van Heeckeren van Enghuizen and Countess Henriette Jeanne of Nassau La Lecq, Baron Jacob Derk Burchard Anne van Heeckeren tot Enghuizen (1791-1884) was of...
LORD HEYTESBURY FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
LORD HEYTESBURY FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
52.39.6
1828-1832
The eldest son of Sir Pierce Ashe À Court, a Member of Parliament, William Heytesbury (formerly À Court) (1779-1860) was raised on his family’s estate in Wiltshire, England and educated at...
CECILIA-MARIA À COURT FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
CECILIA-MARIA À COURT FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
52.39.7
1828-1832
Cecilia-Maria À Court (1811-1889) was the only daughter of William À Court (Lord Heytesbury), a British diplomat and politician (52.39.6). She first traveled to St. Petersburg when her father...
COUNT JOSEPH-CONSTANTIN VON LUDOLF FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
COUNT JOSEPH-CONSTANTIN VON LUDOLF FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
52.39.8
1824-1832
Born in Constantinople, Count Joseph-Constantin von Ludolf (1787-1875) was the younger son of the Neapolitan Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. While still a boy, he was sent to Vienna to receive...
CARNIVAL ON NEVA
CARNIVAL ON NEVA
52.4
Karl Ivanovich Kollman (Painter)
1844
A man with two little girls is being driven in a sleigh on the frozen Neva with many people in the background and beyond them the Admiralty.
PORTRAIT OF GRAND DUKE ALEXANDER (FUTURE ALEXANDER II)
PORTRAIT OF GRAND DUKE ALEXANDER (FUTURE ALEXANDER II)
52.5
Unknown (Miniaturist)
mid 19th Century
Grand Duke Alexander is almost full face and is half length. He wears his regimental uniform, the blue sash of the Order of St. Andrew as well as two stars and one badge on his left breast.