Maria Feodorovna in park by Rockstuhl after Lampi (1863, priv.coll), 1863

Alois gustav rockstuhl (russian, 1798-1877) after giovanni battista lampi (italian, 1751-1830) an important miniature of maria feodorovna (1759-1828), née sophia dorothea of württemberg, full-length, in white silk dress and red surcoat, wearing a blue sash and a cameo of empress catherine ii as athena with diamond surround, a paintbrush in her right hand, standing next to a stone plinth draped with red velvet cloth set with an easel supporting a sketch-book containing a drawing of eight of the empress's children, next to a bust of her husband, tsar paul i of russia (1754-1801) and books, a lyre in front of the plinth, stone urn, set in pavlosk park, st petersburg signed (partly in russian cyrillic) and dated 'lampi 1795. Rokshtul. 1863. ' (lower left, on the stone plinth) and signed, dated and inscribed in french on the backing paper 'maria feodorovna imperatrice peint d'après lampi 17[. ] par a. Rockstuhl peintre de s. M. 1863. ' on ivory rectangular, 3¾ x 2¾ in. (97 x 71 mm. ), gilt-metal mount. Date: 1863.