Vorontsova maria artemyevna (née volynskaya) (1725 - 1792), daughter of the cabinet minister a. P. Volynsky executed in 1740 and a. L. Naryshkina, the niece of tsarina natalia kirillovna. After her father's execution, she was exiled to siberia and tonsured a nun in the yenisei nativity monastery. Upon the accession of elizabeth petrovna in 1742, her monastic vows were lifted and she was given permission to return to moscow, where she married count i. I. Vorontsov. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: late 1760-х. Dimensions: height: 59.5 cm (23.4 in) ; width: 47.5 cm (18.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Russian Museum. Maria Vorontsova by Rokotov
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