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Tatiana Vasilievna Yusupova
Princess Tatiana Vasilievna Yusupova, nee Engelhardt (12 (23 N.S.) January 1769 – 24 May (5 June N.S.) 1841) was a niece of Prince Grigory Potemkin and a maid of honour to Empress Catherine the Great. Life She was born into a poor family, to Vasili Andreevich Engelhardt, captain of the Smolensk gentry (1735-1794) and Martha (Elena) Alexandrovna Potemkina (1725-1775), the sister of Grigory Potemkin, lover and posible husband of Catherine the Great. Her siblings included Varvara, Catherine, Alexandra, and Vasili Engelhardt. Her childhood coincided with the rise of her uncle, so she and her sisters were provided with a bright future. Before the age of twelve, Tatiana had already becoe the maid of honour to Catherine II. At court, Tatiana attracted attention not only as the niece of the most powerful nobleman in Russia, but also due to her intelligence, beauty, and lively attitude. The Duchess of Kingston who visited Saint Petersburg and joined the court in 1777, became at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Robertson
Christina Robertson RSA (''née'' Saunders; 17 December 1796 – 30 April 1854) was a Scottish painter generally remembered for her portraits of Russian imperial family, representative of Academical tradition. She was the first woman honorary member of the Royal Scottish Academy. Life Saunders was born in Kinghorn in Fife in December 1796, to parents who wished her to be educated. She was trained by her uncle, , who painted miniatures and she launched into her career based at his house in London. Saunders was a successful portrait painter and she rapidly established a flow of commissions initially from Scottish patrons for her miniatures but later for oil and watercolour paintings, earning more than her mentor. By 1823 she was married to artist James Robertson but her art overshadowed his, and she was exhibiting at the Royal Academy and by 1828 she had her own studio, perhaps the first woman to do so. The following year she became the first honorary woman member of the Royal S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |