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