Portrait of Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin
1798
oil
From the collection of Tretyakov Gallery
1798
oil
From the collection of Tretyakov Gallery
This portrait shows a man with gray hair, wearing a blue jacket with black lapels and gold buttons, a white shirt, and a red sash. He is seated at a desk with papers and a quill pen. The man's right hand rests on the papers, while his left arm is relaxed at his side. The background is a dark green curtain, and there is a painting on the wall to his left. The subject of this portrait is Gavrila Derzhavin, and you can learn more about him by looking up the artist Vladimir Borovikovsky.
