Keywords: Serg.Serg.Saltykove by P.Rossi.jpg Се гей Васильевич Салтыков 1777 1846 PIETRO DE ROSSI RUSSIAN 1761-1831 Prince Sergey Saltykov in blue and russet wool tartan cloak with elaborate gold and royal blue tassel closure lined with another red green and blue tartan black dolman with elaborate frogging and tassels russet waistcoat white linen shirt with stand-collar green silk cravat with patterned bow and matching shirt studs short forward swept dark hair his left arm leaning on a cerise velvet pillow; damask curtain and classicising background signed and dated 'P de Rossi f 1829' lower right on ivory rectangular 4 1/8 x 4 1/16 in 106 x 103 mm ormolu frame with concentric waterleaf and tongue and scroll and trefoil borders elaborate foliate motifs and medallions adorning the spandrels ornately scrolled and festooned frame wings Provenance The sitter's daughter Anastasia Sergeyevna Saltykova 1810-1853 Imperial Russian lady-in-waiting and wife of Royal Norwegian Embassy Counsellor Christian Fredrik Jacob von Munthe af Morgenstierne 1806-1886 Their only daughter Alexandra Cathrine Henriette von Munthe af Morgenstierne 1838-1881 wife of Christian Carl Otto Lasson 1830-1893 Their fifth child Marie Lasson b 1864 Thence by family descent http //www mailchristies com/LotFinder/lot_details aspx intObjectID 5160920 century 19 Creator Pietro de Rossi House of Saltykov Pietro de Rossi Files uploaded by Shakko from various sources Munthe af Morgenstierne PD-old-100 |