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