In England, Semyon Romanovich Vorontsov married and lived until his death. His daughter Catherine was married to Lord Pembroke, and his son Michael returned to Russia and participated in the Napoleonic wars. For successes in military campaigns, Mikhail Vorontsov was granted the title of His Serene Highness Prince, and he was appointed governor-general of New Russia and viceroy of the Caucasus. His name is connected arrangement of the architectural center of Odessa, a personal collection of his books became the basis of the local university library. Prince Michael was so Alupka same construction, where the famous Vorontsov's palace, built by a court architect of King William IV and Queen Victoria, Edward Blorom in neo-Gothic style with Moorish elements.

After the October Revolution, numerous palaces Vorontsov were nationalized. Huge collection of paintings and antiquities, collected by generations of Vorontsov, was partially sold. The remaining work formed the basis of assembly of the state museums in St. Petersburg and Odessa.

Family Heritage
Ivan Lindsay for many years successfully engaged in the West-European painting of 16-19 centuries, when investigating the history of his family, he became interested in Russian art. At the same time more and more customers turn to him for the works of Russian artists in 2004 in the company of Lindsay Fine Art Ltd was formed Russian Front.

Initially, the main clients of the company were Russian collectors seeking to collect and repatriate its artistic heritage. Now and Western art lovers are turning to Russian painting. Prices of works by Russian artists are still low compared with prices for Western painting from the same period, while the artistic value of Russian paintings is not inferior, and often superior to their Western counterparts.

Russian Front
Since its inception, the Russian Front Lindsay Fine Art Ltd is in constant development. Its success is largely based on years of experience of staff in the field of Western European painting and high-level expertise. Russian Front Lindsay Fine Art Ltd is working closely with museum curators, restorers, leading art critics and the artist's heirs. We are constantly expanding our contacts with experts and collectors from all over terriotorii former Soviet Union and the West. We have an opportunity to assess, restore and preserve the state of art.

Lindsay Fine Art Ltd buys Russian painting 19 and 20 centuries. Of particular interest to us are works of Russian impressionists as Korovin, Gorbatov, Mashkov, Konchalovsky. As well as the Moscow School of 50s-60s years - seams, Stazharau, Tkachev brothers, and other artists of this series.