Brullov K. P. Portrait of the Shishmareva Sisters

Brullov K. P.

1799, St Petersburg -1852, Manziana (near Rome)

Portrait of the Shishmareva Sisters

1839

oil on canvas. 281 x 213
Ж-5091
Пост. в 1897 из Александровского дворца (Царское село); ранее — в Аничковом дворце (Санкт-Петербург); ранее (до 1870) — в собр. В. А. Кокорева (Москва)

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 14
Period Early 19th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Nicolas I (1825-1855) | female portrait | family portrait | double portrait | Aristocrats | female costume | headdress | hairstyles | Collection of Alexander III | Collection of Vasily Kokorev | Horses | Dogs
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The Shishmareva sisters were the granddaughters of Savva Yakovlev, one of the wealthiest merchants in St Petersburg. This is one of Karl Brullov’s finest works of official portraiture. The painting demonstrates the artist’s talent for masterly compositions and his rich and refined palette.

Alexandra Afanasievna Shishmareva (?–1893, first married name Chernysheva, second married name Durasova) and Olga Afanasievna Shishmareva (dates of birth and death unknown, married name Olsufieva): Daughters of Afanasy Shishmarev. Russian Museum: From Icons to the Modern Times. Palace Editions, St Petersburg, 2015. P. 136.

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