Vladimir borovikovsky (1757-1825)
portrait of countess liubov il'inichna kusheleva, née bezborodko (1783-1809) with children aleksandr (1800-1855) and grigorii (1801-1855)
signed in cyrillic and dated 'painted by borovikovskii/1803. ' (lower right)
oil on canvas
38 x 30 5/8 in. (96. 6 x 77. 7 cm. )
provenance
varvara aleksandrovna kochubei, née kusheleva-bezborodko (1829-1894), the granddaughter of the sitter, st petersburg. Vasilli petrovich kochubei (1868-1940), the son of the above, kiev, circa 1900s. Prince serge obolensky (1890-1978) and ava alice muriel astor (1902-1956), london, circa 1925. By descent to the present owner. Literature
exhibition catalogue, vystavka russkikh portretov [exhibition of russian portraits], st petersburg, 1905, listed pp. 32 and 100, no. 183. Grand duke nicholas mikhailovich, portraits russes des xviiie et xixe siècles, st petersburg, 1907, vol. Iii, 1st ed. , no. 6, illustrated pl. Vi, listed p. Ii. Exhibition catalogue, exhibition of russian art, london, 1935, listed p. 33, no. 131. T. Alekseeva, vladimir lukich borovikovskii i russkaia kultura na rubezhe 18go-19go vekov [vladimir lukich borovikovskii and russian culture at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries], 1975, illustrated p. 241, listed p. 410, no. 143 and p. 360, no. 217. Grand duke nicholas mikhailovich, [s. Nikitin (ed. )], russkie portrety xviii i xix vekov [russian portraits of the xviii and xix centuries], moscow, 2003, illustrated p. 58 no. 6, listed p. 151 iii, no. 6. Exhibited
probably: st petersburg, the tauride palace, vystavka russkikh portretov [exhibition of russian portraits], 1905, no. 183. London, belgrave square, exhibition of russian art, 4 june-13 july 1935, no. 131. Object Type: painting. Date: 1804. Medium: painting.
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