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| Keywords: Elizaveta Alexeevna in mourning by G.Dawe (19th c. Royal coll.).jpg Елизавета Алексеевна импе ат ица в т ау е Ко олевское соб ание http //www rulex ru/rpg/portraits/27/27982 htm Скан из каталога выставки езабываемая Россия Русские и Россия глазами б итанцев XVII XIX век Каталог был обна ужен мною в бумажной ве сии ка тинка там ужасная че но-белая азме ом с палец; в выставке видимо не участвовала и напечатана там для общего азвития http //www royalcollection org uk/collection/400076/elizabeth-empress-of-russia-1779-1826 Royal Collection - image page This is a portrait of a widow grieving painted between the death of the Emperor her husband on 1 December 1825 and her own death in 16 May 1826 It shows her with a bust of her late husband at Taganorog on the Sea of Azov where the Tzar's last days had been spend and where the couple had been finally reconciled after an unhappy marriage The grieving widow clutches her heart as she considers the bust of her husband which looks like a term or a pagan altar to the god Pan and which seems to be being swallowed by the light of the setting sun The portrait was originally half length and was expanded possibly by Dawe in order to make it a matching companion for the portrait of Alexander I RCIN 400098 Both portraits were executed for Mrs Pitt the companion of the Empress It is difficult to imagine the effect that this image must have had on Queen Victoria when within six months of buying it in July 1861 her own husband died after 1 Dec 1825 Доу Джо дж George Dawe Portraits of Elizabeth Alexeevna in mourning Portraits of Elizabeth Alexeevna by Dawe Files uploaded by Shakko from various sources 19th-century portrait paintings in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom Portraits with image of family member Unforgettable Russia 1997 exhibition GTG PD-old | ||||
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