Princess varvara alekseyevna cherkasskaya (11. 09. 1711–2. 10. 1767), the only daughter of chancellor alexei mikhailovich cherkassky and his second wife maria yuryevna, née princess trubetskaya. "the richest bride in russia. " from 1741, varvara alekseyevna was a lady-in-waiting to anna ioannovna and the first lady-in-waiting in russia (25. 04. 1742) to elizabeth petrovna, and from 1743, a lady-in-waiting to catherine ii. From 1743, the wife of pyotr borisovich sheremetev. An advantageous marriage made sheremetev the richest landowner in russia. His estates were spread over 17 provinces and included 130 villages, 1066 large villages, 26 settlements, 464 farmsteads and empty plots. Varvara alekseyevna's dowry included estates in ostankino, maryino and the picturesque area of maryina roshcha. The count had his own painters, architects, marble workers, molders, carvers, window makers, carpenters and others at his disposal. Children: anna, boris-porfiry, alexei, maria, varvara, nikolai. Object Type: painting. Date: 1746. Dimensions: height: 132.2 cm (52 in) ; width: 105.5 cm (41.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Tretyakov Gallery. Georg Christoph Grooth 04
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