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RUSSIA, 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF FIVE PORTRAIT MINIATURES
RUSSIA, 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
Comprising an oval portrait of Emperor Alexander I by H. Benner, signed on the left, circa 1820; an oval portrait of Emperor Alexander II by Alois Gustav Rockstuhl, signed on the right, third quarter 19th century; an oval portrait of M. Lomonosov, first half 19th century; an oval portrait of Catherine the Great, 18th century; an oval portrait of Iakov Borodulin, a state councelor, with a lock of hair, late 18th/ early 19th century
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high and smaller
RUSSIA, 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
Comprising an oval portrait of Emperor Alexander I by H. Benner, signed on the left, circa 1820; an oval portrait of Emperor Alexander II by Alois Gustav Rockstuhl, signed on the right, third quarter 19th century; an oval portrait of M. Lomonosov, first half 19th century; an oval portrait of Catherine the Great, 18th century; an oval portrait of Iakov Borodulin, a state councelor, with a lock of hair, late 18th/ early 19th century
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high and smaller
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