Borovikovsky V. L. Portrait of Olga Filippova, née Mikhailova, Wife of the Architect’s Assistant Pavel Filippov

Borovikovsky V. L.

1757, Mirgorod - 1825, St Petersburg

Portrait of Olga Filippova, née Mikhailova, Wife of the Architect’s Assistant Pavel Filippov

1790

oil on canvas. 66,5 х 51,5
Ж-5019
Received in 1905

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 12
Period 18th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Catherine the Great (1762-1796) | Sentimentalism | female portrait | female costume | hairstyles | Flowers
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Olga Kuzminichna Filippova (1772–1829): Daughter of Kuzma Mikhailov and wife of P. S. Filippov, who was a close friend of Vladimir Borovikovsky. A Ukrainian who had served with the Moldavian Hussars regiment, he studied at teaching seminary (1787–89) and worked as a teacher in St Petersburg when this portrait was painted. Married Olga Mikhailova (1790). Assistant architect on the committee for the construction of the Kazan Cathedral in St Petersburg (1800). Russian Museum: From Icons to the Modern Times. Palace Editions, St Petersburg, 2015. P. 112.

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