A suitor kneeling before his beloved by K.Somov (1913, priv.coll), Konstantin Somov, 1913

Konstantin andreevich somov (1869-1939) a suitor kneeling before his beloved signed in cyrillic and dated 'k. Somov/1913' (lower right) and with a partial inscription in russian 's. Peter[sburg]/izmailovskii reg[iment]/6th company/. . Dokii stepa. . /dor. . /pod. ' (on the reverse) oil on board 12 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (32 x 23. 8 cm. ). Date: 1913.