Dmitri Grigorievich Levitsky, circle of, late 18th century
Portrait of Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia (1779–1831), Governor of the Kingdom of Poland, son of Tsar Paul I of Russia, dressed in a blue jacket, white vest and lace collar, bearing the cross of the Imperial Russian Order of Saint Anna as well as the star and blue ribbon of the Imperial Russian Order of Saint Andrew. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. Oval. 63×50 cm. Rococo revival frame, 19th century.
The Belarusian National Arts Museum in Minsk owns an identical portrait of Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, described as presumably a copy after Dmitri Gregorievich Levitsky, dated 1786 with unknown location. The Tretiakov Gallery in Moscow owns a companion portrait by Dmitri Grigorievich Levisky dated 1787 of his brother, Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich (1777–1825), from 1801 Tsar Alexander I of Russia. This portrait measures 60.5×50 cm.
Provenance: Acquired by Richard and Erica Zeiner-Henriksen 1922–1927 in St. Petersburg. When they moved into the Saltykov Palace in St. Petersburg 1922, the portrait was situated in their residence as left inventory from the Saltykov family. The palace was originally a present from Tsaritsa Catherine the Great to Prince Nikolai Ivanovich Saltykov. It was a reward being the tutor of her grandsons, Tsarevich Alexander Pavlovich (I) and Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovch. Therefore, it is possible that this portrait at first also was a present from the Imperial family to the Saltykov family.
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Russian art & icons, 9 June 2017