MacDougall Auctions 2-3 December 2009
2 December 2009
* 305. THE ARMOURY CHAMBER, MOSCOW XVII CENTURY
Parsuna of Tsarina Sophia inscribed in Cyrillic "Tsarina Sophia Alekseevna Romanova" on the reverse, c. 1682-1689
Gesso and tempera on wood panel, 21 by 20 cm.
15,000-20,000 pounds
Provenance: Private collection, USA.
Related literature: For simiar works, see Exhibition catalogue, Russian Historical Portrait. The Epoch of Parsuna, The State Historical Museum, Moscow, 2004, plates 44, 45, 61.
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