RUSSIAN SCHOOL Portrait of Emperor Alexander II in a grearcoat. After the painting of anonymous artist from 1865 from the collection of Hermitage Museum

сrayon and gouache on paper laid on canvas 58 x 48 cm executed circa 1870 Provenance: Pavel Aleksandrovich Demidov (1869-1935), Villa les Perles, Drap, France J-J. Teeris et Jean Bernard, Nice, 25.03.1935, lot 97 Private collection, France This portrait was included in an inventory of the Villa les Perles that was owned by P.A. Demidov. The property of the Villa was sold by his widow at the auction J-J.Teeris et Jean Bernard in Nice in 1935.