The intimate portrait in the second half of the 18th century
Women’s and children’s portraits held a particular place in the painting of the second half of the 18th century. The Austrian artist J.B. von Lampi the Elder and the Russian portraitist V.L. Borovikovsky created a whole gallery of images depicting fair ladies from the Romanov family. The room features images of Paul I’s wife, his daughters and his sister-in-law. The life of each character makes it possible to trace the close dynastic links between Russia and Europe.
Princesses from German principalities often married Russian grand dukes: the born Princess Sophie Dorothea Auguste Louise of Wurttemberg became known in Russia as Grand Duchess and Empress Maria Feodorovna, while Princess Juliane Henriette Ulrike of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, who married the Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, Paul I’s son, was christened Anna Feodorvna.
Similarly, grand duchesses from the Romanov family found their second home in Europe. Two of Paul I’s daughters were wed in the Chapel of the Gatchina Palace: Alexandra Pavlovna became the wife of Archduke Joseph of Austria, and Elena Pavlovna married Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Maria Pavlovna married Charles Frederick, Hereditary Prince, later Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar. After her marriage with Prince Willem, Anna Pavlovna entered the famous House of Orange-Nassau and subsequently she and her husband occupied the throne of the Netherlands.
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Women’s and children’s portraits held a particular place in the painting of the second half of the 18th century. The Austrian artist J.B. von Lampi the Elder and the Russian portraitist V.L. Borovikovsky created a whole gallery of images depicting fair ladies from the Romanov family. The room features images of Paul I’s wife, his daughters and his sister-in-law. The life of each character makes it possible to trace the close dynastic links between Russia and Europe.
Princesses from German principalities often married Russian grand dukes: the born Princess Sophie Dorothea Auguste Louise of Wurttemberg became known in Russia as Grand Duchess and Empress Maria Feodorovna, while Princess Juliane Henriette Ulrike of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, who married the Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, Paul I’s son, was christened Anna Feodorvna.
Similarly, grand duchesses from the Romanov family found their second home in Europe. Two of Paul I’s daughters were wed in the Chapel of the Gatchina Palace: Alexandra Pavlovna became the wife of Archduke Joseph of Austria, and Elena Pavlovna married Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Maria Pavlovna married Charles Frederick, Hereditary Prince, later Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar. After her marriage with Prince Willem, Anna Pavlovna entered the famous House of Orange-Nassau and subsequently she and her husband occupied the throne of the Netherlands.
See on interactive plan