Portrait of Martha Arbeneva, Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1798

Arbeneva marfa ivanovna (née kozlova, 1741-1804). Spouse of i. I. Arbenev. She was the aunt of the blind poet i. I. Kozlov. The arbenevs' house in st. Petersburg was visited by the poet g. R. Derzhavin, count a. S. Stroganov, and the playwright and poet a. Ya. Knyazhnin. Their daughter ekaterina was married (since 08. 05. 1805) to alexander ivanovich efimovich. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1798. Dimensions: height: 78.4 cm (30.8 in); width: 58.2 cm (22.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Russian Museum. Martha Arbeneva Borovikovsky