Departure (Officer Taking Leave of His Family)

Чернышев А. Ф.

1824, Оренбург — 1863, Санкт-Петербург

Departure (Officer Taking Leave of His Family)

1850

oil on canvas. 68 x 86,5
Ж-4534
Пост. в 1911 от великого князя Петра Николаевича; ранее – в собр. великого князя Николая Николаевича (дар)

Period Late 19th century
CategoryGenre Painting
Keywords The Epoch of Nicolas I (1825-1855) | Children | Aristocrats | Patron of the Arts | female costume | male costume | Leningrad Region | соборы, церкви, храмы, монастыри | Dogs | Domestic Animals | Plants
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Depicted is a real situation that occurred in the family of Alexei Tomilov, a landowner and patron of the arts who lived in Staraya Ladoga. Tomilov''s son, an officer, leaving on his next campaign, is saying goodbye to his loved ones, his mother and his wife. On the right stands Alexei Tomilov himself, the father of the departing officer. The painting is considered to be among the earliest genre paintings, and Chernyshev received a gold medal, second class for it in 1850.

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