Attributed to Ekaterina Ieronimovna Viskovatova (1838-1911)
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna (1864–1918) signed and dated 1896
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Attributed to Ekaterina Ieronimovna Viskovatova (1838-1911)
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna (1864?1918) signed and dated 1896
Few works are known by the self-taught artist Viskovatova. Choosing her for this portrait is intriguing, as Viskovatova was associated with revolutionary groups hostile to the imperial family, one of whom would assassinate Elizabeth’s husband,Grand Duke Sergei, nine years later.
