Alois Gustav Rockstuhl and others (b. Vilnius 1798, d. St. Petersburg 1877)
A collection of three miniature portraits:
Alois Gustav Rockstuhl: Miniature portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819–1876) with blond hair and a turquoise tiara, white dress, pearl jewellery and the red ribbon and star of the Order of Saint Anna, married to Duke Maximilian of Leuchtenberg. Signed Rockstuhl (in Cyrillic). Inscribed verso no. 2. Gouache on bone. Oval. Visible size 2.4×1.9 cm.
Russian School, first half of the 19th century: Miniature portrait of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich the Elder of Russia (1831–1891) in uniform, married to Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg. Unsigned. Inscribed verso no. 5. Gouache on bone. Oval. Visible size 2.8×2.1 cm.
Russian School, first half of the 19th century: Miniature portrait of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822–1892) with a pink rose in the dark curled hair, dark red dress and pearl jewellery, married to King Charles of Württemberg. Unsigned. Inscribed verso no. 6. Gouache on bone. Oval. Visible size 2.4×1.9 cm. (3).
The two Grand Duchesses and the Grand Duke were siblings and children of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.
Provenance: Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (1864–1931). Thence by descent until today. Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich was son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich the Elder.
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Russian art, 7 June 2019