Portrait of aurore demidoff-karamzine with her son, seated on a balcony
the sitter, whose maiden name is stjernvall, was born in finland in 1808. She became lady-in-waiting of empress alexandra fedorovna the elder and married prince paul demidoff (1798-1840). Six years after the death of her first husband, she married a russian officer, colonel andrey karamzin, who died in the crimean war in 1854. She returned to finland, where she became a well-known philanthropist until her death in 1902. The child in the present lot is her only child, prince paul demidoff (1839-1885). Sale 1847 — the house sale 20 - 21 june 2007 new york, rockefeller plaza. Date: 1840s. Dimensions: 24¼ x 18¾ in. (61.6 x 47.6 cm.). Medium: pastel and charcoal on paper. Collection: Unknown.
Loading...
