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European Art
Artist: Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian, 1757–1825
Tsar Paul I of Russia
late 18th–early 19th century
Oil on ivory or copper, gilt bronze
Gift of Mrs. Laird Shields Goldsborough in memory of Mr. Laird Shields Goldsborough, B.A. 1924
1951.19.1
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Russian
Period:
18th–19th century
Classification:
Miniatures
Provenance:
Collection of Emperor Alexander I, Russia, son of Emperor Paul I; presented to Countess Jeanne Grudzinska, Duchess of Lowicz, Belvedere Palace, Warsaw, Poland; by descent to Count Bohdan de Castellane, Washington, D.C.; purchased by A La Vieille Hussie, Inc, New York City (–until 1945); Collection of Mr. Laird S. Goldsborough (1945–1951); Yale University Art Gallery (1951)
Bibliography:
National Collection of Fine Arts, Miniature collection of Count and Countess Bohdan de Castellane, exh. cat. (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1941), 4.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
