Of Count Petr GrigorÕevich (1712-1773), his wife Countess Ekaterina Andreevna nee Ushakova (1715-1779), Countess DarÕia Petrovna (1738-1802), Countess NatalÕia Petrovna (1741-1837): Countess MarÕia Petovna, the daughter of the preceeding and possibly their son, with trompe lÕoeil portraits of the father and mother of Count Petr GrigorÕevich and father of Countess Ekaterina Andreevna.
Oil on canvas
Indiscinctly inscribed and dated ÔDavid LudersÕ and in Russian Ôfrom 175* Copied ***P*** from 1824Õ (lower left) and inscribed in a letter, from the Russian Tsarina, Empress Elizabeth (reigned 1742-1761) ÔTo our high and wellborn, our faithful and efficacious Chamberlain and trustworthy Minister representing [us] at the Court of His Royal Majesty of Great Britain Count Petr ChernyshevÕ
