VICTOR BOBROV (1842—1918) Portrait of a young lady with red ribbon

signed in Cyrillic and dated '1867' oil on canvas, oval, 62.3 x 52 cm Painted in 1867 Victor Alekseevich Bobrov, born in Gatobuzhe, Peterhof, to a merchant family, studied at the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg from 1860-67. He quickly advanced from 3rd to 1st rank artist, achieving academic status in 1873. His artistic legacy captures Russian cultural and everyday life.