AUGUSTIN RITT (1765-1799) Portrait of Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, 2nd half 1790s

engraved 'Elizabeth Alexiewna, Imperatrice de Russie, Princesse de Bade, née 24 Janvier 1779, + 16 Mai 1826.' (on the reverse) Watercolour, gouache, whitewash on bone Provenance: Private collection of Princess Marie Radziwill (1840-1915), French noblewoman, member of the house de Castellane, wife of the representative of the German branch of the Radziwill family, Prince Antoni Wilhelm Radziwill.