Rokotov F.S. Portrait of Count Alexei Bobrinsky, Illegitimate Son of Catherine II and Count Grigory Orlov, in Childhood

Rokotov F.S.

1732 (1735), Moscow -1808, Moscow

Portrait of Count Alexei Bobrinsky, Illegitimate Son of Catherine II and Count Grigory Orlov, in Childhood

Mid-1760s

oil on canvas. 59.5 x 47
Ж-4743
Пост.: 1934 из ГМР; ранее (1920-е) – ЛГЗК (Елагиноостровский дворец)

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 8
Period 18th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Catherine the Great (1762-1796) | child portrait | children | children's costume | headdress
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Alexey Bobrinsky (1762- 1813) was the bastard son of Catherine the Great and Count Grigory Orlov and forefather of the Bobrinsky line. He was named after the area of land bestowed on him in 1763. The portrait hung in the private chambers of Catherine II. The Empress's son is wearing a dress, as was the norm, and holding a rattle. His hat, however, is not unlike a military cocked hat, and the red velvet cushion points to the child's Imperial provenance and future military career. Play and Passion in Russian Fine Art. St-Petersburg. 1999. P. 21.

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