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Portraits by Russian painter Peter Sokolov

Portraits by Russian painter Peter Sokolov. Count N.A. Samoilov

Portraits by Russian painter Peter Sokolov. Count N.A. Samoilov


Peter Sokolov was a Russian painter, known for portraits of secular personalities of the first half of the XIX century.
Peter Fyodorovich Sokolov was born in 1791 into a wealthy Moscow family. The father, an avid gambler, lost the house and all the property. So, in 1800 his wife with her young son was forced to go to St. Petersburg. In 1800, Peter became a student at the Imperial Academy of Arts and studied there under the close guidance of Professor V. Shebuev.
In 1809 the artist received a small gold medal for the painting “Andromache mourns her fallen husband Hector”.

At the end of the course in 1810, Sokolov, not having received the first gold medal giving the right to travel abroad for public account, left the Academy with the title of “free artist”. He had to give private lessons and live in families. It was a time of fascination with watercolor painting and many rich dilettantes considered it necessary to take lessons.
In 1820 Sokolov married Julia Pavlovna Bryullova (1804-1877), the sister of the famous painter K. Bryullov. Their marriage was happy and they had four sons.
His watercolor portraits, remarkable for their similarity, beautiful drawing and pleasing colors, were especially valued. In 1839, he was awarded the title of academician.
Alexei Nikitich Peshchurov (1779-1840) helped Sokolov in his work on the album Views of Pskov and was the patron of the artist.
In 1842, the artist and his wife went abroad, where they stayed for a year and a half. In the fall of 1843, Sokolov returned to Russia.
At the end of life, Sokolov finally decided to move to Moscow.
A.A. Bobrinsky. 1830s

A.A. Bobrinsky. 1830s


In 1848, at the invitation of the Countess O.I. Orlova-Davydova, the artist visited her estate near Kharkov, where he contracted cholera.
Peter Sokolov died on August 3, 1848 and was buried at the local cemetery.
His watercolor portraits are unique windows to the past, through which people who have left the world long time ago look at our modern world: secular beauties and brilliant officers, writers and artists, musicians and statesmen, representatives of the Supreme Court, generals, members of the Patriotic War of 1812, the Decembrists, officials, maids of honor, dandies. The artist created more than five hundred pictures which are in museums and private collections.

Portraits by Russian painter Peter Sokolov

A.O. Smirnova-Rosset

A.O. Smirnova-Rosset

Adelaide (Aglaya) Pavlovna Golitsyna

Adelaide (Aglaya) Pavlovna Golitsyna

Alexey Nikitich Peshchurov (1779-1840)

Alexey Nikitich Peshchurov (1779-1840)

Anna and Ekaterina Vasilchikova in fancy dresses. 1830s

Anna and Ekaterina Vasilchikova in fancy dresses. 1830s

Chertkova Elena Grigorievna (1800-1832), nee Stroganova. The wife of Ivan Dmitrievich Chertkov

Chertkova Elena Grigorievna (1800-1832), nee Stroganova. The wife of Ivan Dmitrievich Chertkov

Count Lev Aleksandrovich Sollogub (1812-1852)

Count Lev Aleksandrovich Sollogub (1812-1852)

Count Pavel Ivanovich Tizengauzen (1774-1864)

Count Pavel Ivanovich Tizengauzen (1774-1864)

Countess Ekaterina Vasilyevna Vasilyeva

Countess Ekaterina Vasilyevna Vasilyeva

Countess Julia Pavlovna Tizengauzen (1813-1889)

Countess Julia Pavlovna Tizengauzen (1813-1889)

Countess Natalia Alexandrovna Zubova (1775-1844), nee Suvorova. 1824

Countess Natalia Alexandrovna Zubova (1775-1844), nee Suvorova. 1824

Countess Olga Orlova

Countess Olga Orlova

Elena Grigoryevna Chertkova (1800-1832), the daughter of Baron G.A. Stroganov

Elena Grigoryevna Chertkova (1800-1832), the daughter of Baron G.A. Stroganov

Elizaveta Khitrovo, born Kutuzova (1783-1839)

Elizaveta Khitrovo, born Kutuzova (1783-1839)

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna. The end of the 1820s

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna. The end of the 1820s

Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich as a Child. The end of the 1820s

Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich as a Child. The end of the 1820s

Idalia Grigorievna. 1820s

Idalia Grigorievna. 1820s

Joseph Iosifovich (1773-1852), Russian artist. 1830s

Joseph Iosifovich (1773-1852), Russian artist. 1830s

Julia Pavlovna Sokolova, the wife of the artist P.F. Sokolov. 1827

Julia Pavlovna Sokolova, the wife of the artist P.F. Sokolov. 1827

Leonti Vasilievich Dubelt (1792-1862), general, head of the secret police. 1834

Leonti Vasilievich Dubelt (1792-1862), general, head of the secret police. 1834

Portrait of A.O. Vitali

Portrait of A.O. Vitali

Portrait of an unknown woman in a floral dress. 1820s

Portrait of an unknown woman in a floral dress. 1820s

Portrait of an unknown woman in a fur coat. 1830s

Portrait of an unknown woman in a fur coat. 1830s

Portrait of an unknown woman. 1826

Portrait of an unknown woman. 1826

Portrait of Baroness Alexandra Nikolaevna de Malvirad (1802-1891)

Portrait of Baroness Alexandra Nikolaevna de Malvirad (1802-1891)

Portrait of E.A. Osterman-Tolstaya. 1830s

Portrait of E.A. Osterman-Tolstaya. 1830s

Portrait of O.P. Ferzen

Portrait of O.P. Ferzen

Portrait of Pauline Viardot. 1844

Portrait of Pauline Viardot. 1844

Praskovya Yegorovna Annenkova (1800-1879), nee Polina Geble, wife of the Decembrist I.A. Annenkov. 1825

Praskovya Yegorovna Annenkova (1800-1879), nee Polina Geble, wife of the Decembrist I.A. Annenkov. 1825

Prince Mikhail Fedorovich Golitsyn (1800-1873)

Prince Mikhail Fedorovich Golitsyn (1800-1873)

Prince Pyotr Andreevich Vyazemsky (1792-1878). 1830s

Prince Pyotr Andreevich Vyazemsky (1792-1878). 1830s

Prince Sergey Vasilyevich Trubetskoy (1815-1859). 1835

Prince Sergey Vasilyevich Trubetskoy (1815-1859). 1835

Princess Adelaide Pavlovna Golitsyna (1799-1882), nee Stroganova. 1821

Princess Adelaide Pavlovna Golitsyna (1799-1882), nee Stroganova. 1821

Princess Elena Meshcherskaya, since 1842 the wife of Prince Kalikst Biron. 1830s

Princess Elena Meshcherskaya, since 1842 the wife of Prince Kalikst Biron. 1830s

Princess Louise Trofimovna Golitsyna

Princess Louise Trofimovna Golitsyna

S. A. Urusova, 1827

S. A. Urusova, 1827

Sergei Fyodorovich Golitsyn (1812-1849), lieutenant. 1835

Sergei Fyodorovich Golitsyn (1812-1849), lieutenant. 1835

Sergei Grigoryevich Volkonsky

Sergei Grigoryevich Volkonsky

Sofya Vladimirovna Komarovskaya (1808-1876), the sister of the poet D.V. Venevitinov

Sofya Vladimirovna Komarovskaya (1808-1876), the sister of the poet D.V. Venevitinov

V.A. Zhukovsky 1820s

V.A. Zhukovsky 1820s