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Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
Details
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (1804-1860)
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
signed 'A Raffet' (lower right), inscribed and dated 'Maria Nikolaevna San Donato 2 Deciembre 1858.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolor on paper
12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm.)
Painted in 1858
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
signed 'A Raffet' (lower right), inscribed and dated 'Maria Nikolaevna San Donato 2 Deciembre 1858.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolor on paper
12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm.)
Painted in 1858
Provenance
Formerly from the Collection of the Demidoff Family.
Further details
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet was born in Paris and educated at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He became known for his lithographs of the Napoleonic campaigns, from Egypt to Waterloo. He lived in Rome during its siege, which he depicted in his Episodes de la campagne d'Italie de 1859. His portraits in pencil and watercolor are full of character. His works are held at The State Hermitage Museum, Louvre, and Boston Museum of Fine Arts.