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Lot Essay
The signature in the menologium (mesyatsoslov) suggests that it belonged to Count Pavel Sergeevich Stroganoff (1823-1911), a member of one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Imperial Russia. The inscriptions over several pages correspond to dates and events in the life of Count Pavel, such as visits to the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius and the death of his wife, Anna.
Pavel Sergeevich Stroganoff was the son of Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganoff (1794-1882), founder of the Stroganoff Moscow Arts and Industrial Institute. In 1851, Count Pavel married Anna Dmitrievna Buturlina (1825-1906). The couple carried on the family tradition of art patronage and collecting, building a magnificent and diverse collection, which included Old Master paintings, modern European and Russian paintings, antiquities, and European, Russian and Chinese works of art. In the 1920s and 1930s, the collections of the Stroganoff family were distributed among Soviet museums, including the State Hermitage Museum, or sold at auction.
Pavel Sergeevich Stroganoff was the son of Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganoff (1794-1882), founder of the Stroganoff Moscow Arts and Industrial Institute. In 1851, Count Pavel married Anna Dmitrievna Buturlina (1825-1906). The couple carried on the family tradition of art patronage and collecting, building a magnificent and diverse collection, which included Old Master paintings, modern European and Russian paintings, antiquities, and European, Russian and Chinese works of art. In the 1920s and 1930s, the collections of the Stroganoff family were distributed among Soviet museums, including the State Hermitage Museum, or sold at auction.