TONCI, S. Portrait of Nikolai Demidov

TONCI, S.

1756, Rome — 1844, Moscow

Portrait of Nikolai Demidov

1800

oil on canvas. 188 x 144
Ж-3926
Received in 1930 from the Hermitage, Leningrad

Period Early 19th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Paul I (1796-1801) | male portrait | Servicemen | Aristocrats | male costume
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Nikolai Demidov (1773–1828) was the descendent of Nikita Demidov, a Tula blacksmith, who in 1720 received the privilege to mine iron and copper ore in the urals, laying the foundation for the Demidov dynasty. Solider, statesman, diplomat.

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