Khristofor Sanikidze, a Georgian (G. Gagarin, 1841), Mikhail Lermontov

Khristofor sanikidze (1825 — post-1891), a georgian peasant from guria, who was a servant to the russian poet mikhail lermontov in the caucasus. A 1841 watercolor painting by prince g. Gagarin on display at the state russian museum in st petersburg. Date: 1841.