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Portrait
of Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
1716–20
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Long-case
clock
John Drury
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Portrait
of Maria Alexandrovna Menshikova
Johann Gottfried Tannauer
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Portrait
of Daria Mikhailovna Menshikova
1720s
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Cupboard
First third of the 18th century
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The anteroom leading to the state bedchamber was used
by the Governor General as a reception room for official purposes.
The fragments of two original layers of ceiling décor uncovered
during the restoration, prove that the antechamber was redecorated
several times during the Menshikov’s lifetime. The interior
retains for the most part the appearance it was given in the 1720s
when the walls and ceiling were covered with Dutch tiles representing
pastoral scenes. On the walls are portraits of the owners —
Alexander Menshikov and his wife Daria — as well as their daughters
Alexandra and Maria. The furniture and other pieces of the decoration
in the antechamber demonstrate both the wealth of the owner and the
purpose of the room. The long-case clock (workshop of John Drury,
London, late 17th or early 18th century) adorned the palace in Menshikov’s
time. Silver plates and dishes of Russian and German make in the display-case
(Holland, first third of the 18th century) are also worthy of special
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