Portrait of Vasily Perovsky
1824
- watercolours and varnish on paper. 29,7 х 19,4
- Р-192
A well-known architect, Alexander Brullov was also a distinguished draughtsman and watercolourist. Including pencil and watercolour portraits, views and genre scenes, the artist’s graphic heritage was immense and exceedingly diverse. Alexander Brullov spent a great deal of time with Vasily Perovsky in the summer of 1824. In a letter home to his parents, he describes him as «a direct and wonderful man who loves a quiet life and the arts.»
Vasily Alexeyevich Perovsky (1795–1857): Illegitimate son of Count Alexei Razumovsky. Fought in the Patriotic War (1812) and the Russo-Turkish War (1828). Adjutant general (1833), member of the State Council (1845), count (1855). Brother of the writer Anton Pogorelsky and friend of the poet Vasily Zhukovsky. Russian Museum: From Icons to the Modern Times. Palace Editions, St Petersburg, 2015. P. 124.