S.de Ladvez, portrait
 

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Dimensions: 51.5 x 43.5 cm

Wonderful portrait, with wheat mustache.

Opinion - positive.

Good all day.
VITBER, say as a lover, a portrait of a high level, professional, authentic signature.
If not, please correct counterparts.
From SW.

The problem is - who is he?
Although the author, though portrayed.

I think, Amateur must give the direction in which to look for ...
:p>

In Yandex are scraps of information about a certain Frenchman de Ladveze , moved to Russia in the middle of the XVIII century, and he has living descendants . Maybe it makes sense to them and to contact to find out they can prompt the artist , and even buy the portrait . I had my last name de Ladvez - I'd bought without bargaining , portrait , then good!

Added after 11 minutes
There is another way - to find out who of Russian artists in 1850, dwells in Rome.
I do not think they're tyschami grazed.

Author:
Deladvez (de Ladvez ) Frantsovich Stepan (1817 - 1855) - rosіysky artist, once s Shevchenko uchivsya in Akademії Mistetstvo , 1853 p . zdobuv Ranks akademіka . - 39.

Depicted in the portrait :
Ivan Іvanovich ermine (1821 - 1874) - rosіysky arhіtektor , іstorik Mistetstvo , once s Shevchenko uchivsya in Akademії Mistetstvo . 1854 p . zdobuv Ranks akademіka arhіtekturi . 1860 p . priznacheny vikladachem zagalnoї іstorії Obrazotvorche Mistetstvo in Akademії Mistetstvo . Zasnuvav bezplatnі nedіlnі Claes malyuvannya for people. 1861 p . Shevchenko vikonav yogo tehnіkoyu portrait etching . - 46 , 56.

Well, after almost everything has already been defined , it is easy to make minor utochneneniya .
DELADVEZ (de Ladvez ) Stepan Franzevich ( 1817 - 1855).
 The son of a lieutenant. In 1827, defined in Arts. In 1835 he received a second silver medal in 1838 - the second and the first silver medal , and the first silver medal for his film " Alexander, taking medicine physician Philip ," in 1839 - the second gold medal, the title of the artist Class XIV and a sword for the program , "Jesus to the people ."
In 1853 he was awarded the title of Academician without executing the installed program. (Kondakov SN, "List of Russian artists ").

I'd add : a portrait - wonderful , the author - a rare (to me for over 30 years never caught ). If I find something - tell.
Go for it!

Well, even in the general pyatialtynny kopilochku:

BBC: DELADVEZ (D e - h a d e a r), Stepan Franzevich.
Painter, p. 18 (30) .9.1817 in Moscow, mind. 10.29 (10. 11). 1854 (according to some sources - in January. 1855) in St. Petersburg.
He studied at the Academy of Arts (since 1827) at the PV Basin. Received medals in 1835 - a small figure, 1838 - small and two large (one of them for his film "Alexander, take-schy medicine physician Philip") silver., 1839 - ma-luyu gold. artist and title for the program, "Jesus to the people." In 1839 - 1846 he worked in Moscow. In 1846 - 1852 he lived in Italy, where he performed the film "Young Turk after a bath" (1851) and copies of Manuf.: P.-D. Button ("The Fall of Simon Magus", 1849, Museum of Arts of the USSR, Le ningrad), Raphael ("Law surrounded Virtue-mi, or the wisdom, strength and moderation", 1850, ibid). Veronese ("The Rape of Europa Jupiter", 1851-52, in the same), etc. In 1853, received the title of academician. At exhibitions Arts exhibited his Mfr.: In 1846 - "The Beggar with a crutch" ("old man with a stick," 1845, Smolensk region. Museum Rec. And glue. Arts), 1852 - "Francesca da Rimini", etc.
Also performed lithograph "The death of five high school students ... in a storm on a boat in the Gulf of Finland near St. Petersburg. " His drawings are stored in TG ("Portrait of Alexander Kozlov, painter and lithographer" (Italian car.) And timing ("Master of the Academy of Arts in the class" - ct.). D. Portrait performed MI Scotty (Italy . ct., 1836, TG).

LIT.: K o n e a k o v, Part 2, p. 58. - RBS, that Dabelov - Uncle-kovsky, p. 180. - Reports IOPH: for 184t-42. Spb., 1842, p. 18, for 1844 - 45. Spb. 1846, p. 11, 15. - Sat RIO, v. 60, p. 192. - Otchet IAH for 1866 - 67. Spb., 1870, p. 31. - P a r a m a tio n, p. 265 - 266. - Yundola, p. 70. - Somov, v. 2, p. 199 (op.cit.) - T e a i w o b, c. 91 - 92. - Smolensk. ethnographer. Museum. Artist. Gallery. Smolensk, 1958, p. 36. - Pointers artist. Mfr. exhibited in the halls IAH.Spb.: 1846. 9, 1851, p. 3, 1852, p. 8, 12. - B-ka "Portrait in the figure." (XIX - early. Twentieth century.). Catalog. Moscow, 1941, p. 12. - "Artist. Newspaper "(St. Petersburg), 1841,#24, p. 8. - "Library for Reading" (St. Petersburg), 1850, Vol 104, November, p. 81 - 82. - «Pyc. Antiquity "(St. Petersburg), 1892, Vol 73, Vol. 2, June, p. 440. - Thieme - Beskeg, Vol 8, page 577.

Unfortunately, Moscow museums paintings - definitely not. (You can, of course, to learn in the State Historical Museum - where anything can not! Only the catalog and no ...)

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And the year of creation of your painting is not contrary to the authentic biography of the supposed author.
(Yes, indeed, this portrait is no doubt at all initially did not call. Great!)

I'm sorry, that is not quite in unison. And what is a professional ?
The ear does not cleave and written well, head planted on the body (and they will not tell, no neck ) , as the last ball on the snow babe .
The very level of painting , in the prism of Rome, in Europe at that time , very, very average.