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PORTRAIT OF OLGA VON PISTOHLKORS

Creator(s): Konstantin Egorovich Makovskii (Painter)


About this object

Oval half-length portrait of Olga von Pistohlkors (born Karnovich), later known as Countess Olga von Hohenfelsen (1904) and Princess Olga Paley (1915) (1865-1929), morganatic wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1902). The sitter is featured against an oval light blue and pink background. She wears a heavy red velvet fur trimmed coat over a white corsage adorned with colorful flowers (pink rose with a few lilies of the valley).

Object name:
PORTRAIT OF OLGA VON PISTOHLKORS
Made from:
oil paint -- linen -- wood -- gesso -- gilding
Made in:
St. Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1886
Size:
Framed: 40 5/8 × 35 1/2 × 4 7/8 in. (103.2 × 90.2 × 12.4 cm) Unframed: 36 × 31 in. (91.4 × 78.7 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
2022.2.1
Signature marks:
SIGNATURE К. Маковский / 1886 г. [In Cyrillic K. Makovsky / 1886] [On front, bottom left] INSCRIPTIONS 3910 A / 6 / 1509 [On back of frame]
Credit line:
Museum purchase, 2022