Oil on canvas (lined), signed at lower left, inscribed to verso, presented in a later frame.

Stretcher size 22 1/2 x 17 in.; Frame dimensions 26 1/2 x 21 in.

From the Estate of the late Benedict Joseph Dulaski, Moscow, Russia and Washington, D.C.

Vladimir Makovsky was the son of an artist and studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. In 1870, he was among the founders of the founding members of the Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions.

Two small paint flakes in lower left quadrant; minor area of retouch between sitter's knees visible under UV light.

$4,000 - 8,000