BOROVIKOVSKY, Vladimir Lukich
(b. 1757, Mirgorod, d. 1825, St. Petersburg)

Portrait of Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina

1799
Oil on canvas
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina, Serene Princess of Italy, Countess Suvorov-Rymniksky (1785 -1855 ) was a Russian noblewoman and maid of honour. Her portrait is one of the best female portraits painted by Borovikovsky at the end of the 18th century.




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