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LADY OF HONOR INSIGNIA WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF EMPRESS ELIZABETH I (DAME À PORTRAIT)
LADY OF HONOR INSIGNIA WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF EMPRESS ELIZABETH I (DAME À PORTRAIT)
53.17
Unknown (Miniaturist)
1741-1761
Miniature of Empress Elizabeth I (Elizaveta Petrovna) after original by Caravaque is in watercolor on ivory glued to paper and covered with bevelled glass. Frame is of small diamonds (?) and...
PORTRAIT OF CATHERINE II
PORTRAIT OF CATHERINE II
53.19
Unknown (Miniaturist)
1784
Round miniature shows Catherine the Great, bust sized. Her hair is dressed high and she wears a crown and a wreath of laurel in her hair. Her dress is plum colored with an ermine cape over it....
PORTRAIT OF MARIA FEDOROVNA
PORTRAIT OF MARIA FEDOROVNA
53.22
Elionor Carr Zimmerman (Miniaturist)
ca. 1910
Half length portrait of Empress Maria Fedorovna, wife of Emperor Paul I (r. 1796-1801). She is facing three quarters to the right and looking to the right. Her hair is partially powdered and she...
PORTRAIT OF NICHOLAS I
PORTRAIT OF NICHOLAS I
53.25
Unknown (Miniaturist)
after 1835
Oval miniature shows emperor Nicholas I half-length with his head turned to the left. He is dressed in his regimental uniform and wears the blue sash of the Order of St. Andrew and on his breast...
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
53.3
Francois Laine ((Possibly))
1787
Miniature has a narrow oval frame in silver-plated brass which is chased with leaves. At the top is a bow knot with one section forming a loop so that the whole could hang on a ribbon. The...
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN SEATED
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN SEATED
53.59
M. Roy (Miniaturist)
19th c.
Portrait of a young woman seated, three quarters length. She is facing three quarters to left, with her face turned almost forwards. She is seated in a red arm chair at a red table which is in...
ST. NICHOLAS OF VELIKORETSK WITH SCENES FROM HIS LIFE
ST. NICHOLAS OF VELIKORETSK WITH SCENES FROM HIS LIFE
54.12
Fedor Studentsov (Silversmith)
late 18th-mid 20th Century
This large silver and gilded repousse oklad depicts the small half-length figure of St. Nicholas of Myra wearing a heavy jewelled crown and surrounded by eight scenes from his life. These are...
SMOLENSK MOTHER OF GOD
SMOLENSK MOTHER OF GOD
54.14
Unknown
1783-1899
In this variant of the Hodigitrea type the Mother of God is shown half-length, turned slightly towards the full-length figure of Christ who sits on her left arm and faces the viewer directly, his...
ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD "SEEKER OF THE LOST"
ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD "SEEKER OF THE LOST"
54.15
Unknown (Painter)
1790-1795
In this faithful copy of the Mother of God "Promise of Those Who Suffer" Christ, dressed in a simple white chiton, seems to be climbing out of the crook of his mother's arm. With his right hand he...
THREE-HANDED MOTHER OF GOD
THREE-HANDED MOTHER OF GOD
54.16
Iakov Semyonov Maslennikov (Silversmith)
1743-1790
In this icon from the era of Empress Elizabeth I (reigned 1741-1761), the painter's efforts to render tear ducts, eyelashes, and fluttering draperies create a more lifelike image of the Mother of...
AZOV MOTHER OF GOD
AZOV MOTHER OF GOD
54.19
Unknown (Painter)
1775-1780
This rare icon reflects Russia's long struggle with Turkey for control of the port of Azov and strategic naval access to the Black Sea. Its prototype was created to celebrate Peter the Great's...
IVERSKAIA MOTHER OF GOD
IVERSKAIA MOTHER OF GOD
54.25
Unknown
Mid 19th c.
In this small icon of the Iverskaia type, the Mother of God is shown three-quarter length, her right hand pointing to the Christ Child seated in the crook of her left arm and turned slightly...