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1840s Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg Porcelain, polychrome overglaze painting, gilding with selective polishing and matting Height: 7.6 cm On the one side in a golden frame with serrated ornament a view of Pavlovsk Palace as seen from the River Slavianka. On the reverse is a star in a bindle of rays, the gilding of which has been selectively polished and matted. In 1777 Empress Catherine II granted the hunting grounds on the River Slavianka to her son, Grand Duke Paul (Pavel) Petrovich, in whose honour the spot was named Pavlovsk. In 1782-86 a magnificent suburban palace was built there to the design of the architect Charles Cameron. The interiors of the palace - notable for their particularly refined and luxurious decor - are the work of Cameron and also Vincenzo Brenna, Andrei Voronikhin, Giacomo Quarenghi and Carlo Rossi. In 1788 Paul presented this summer residence to his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Fiodorovna, who remained its mistress until her death. The palace then passed to the couple’s youngest son, Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich. Later it was inherited by other members of the imperial family. |
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