Lot Essay
Vassili Vassilevich Kapnist (1757-1823) was a well known poet and playwright.
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RUSSIA, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF FOUR PORTRAIT MINIATURES
RUSSIA, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
Comprising an oval portrait of Vassili Vassilevich Kapnist after Borovikovski, signed at the top corner 'Conrad'; an oval portrait of Catherine the Great wearing the order of St Andrew; a rectangular portrait of an old man and a portrait of an old woman
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high and smaller
RUSSIA, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
Comprising an oval portrait of Vassili Vassilevich Kapnist after Borovikovski, signed at the top corner 'Conrad'; an oval portrait of Catherine the Great wearing the order of St Andrew; a rectangular portrait of an old man and a portrait of an old woman
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high and smaller
Provenance
Collection Alexandre Djanchieff.
By descent to the present owner.
By descent to the present owner.
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