3: The Study

The study in the apartments of Countess Maria Nesselrode was designed by Carlo Rossi in the 1820s and retains in general its original architectural décor. The ceiling painting (by Giovanni and Pietro Scotti) is framed by a gilded cornice, while sculptural panels on historical subjects over the doors add to the decorativeness of the interior. On display in the room is the painting by Horace Vernet Invalid Presenting a Petition to Napoleon at the Parade of Guards Before the Tuileries Palace in Paris was commissioned by Nicholas I in 1838, and portraits of military men. Particularly noteworthy among the uniforms and court attire are a Russian outfit that belonged to Emperor Alexander I, a Prussian one made for his brother Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, and a French one worn by Marshal Michel Ney. Famous Parisian bronze makers produced the mantel clocks featuring scenes of Hippolytus before Phaedra and Theseus” (the firm of Choiseul-Gallien, 1820s) and The Parting of Hector and Andromache (Louis Stanislas Lenoir-Ravrio, first quarter of the 19th century).