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| Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov |
Artist:Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
Date:ca. 1797–1800
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:Oval, 33 × 24 in. (83.8 × 61 cm)
Frame: 41 1/2 × 35 in. (105.4 × 88.9 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina (52.9.224)
Shuvalov (1727–1797) had been an imperial paramour, the lover of Empress Elizabeth II of Russia. One of the foremost intellectuals in Russia during the Enlightenment, he promoted the development of the arts and sciences. According to Vigée Le Brun, “He combined courteous manners with obliging politeness, and as he was a fine man, he was sought out by the best society.” This sympathetic portrait was probably painted posthumously.
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