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Brought in 1917 from St. Petersburg

Atango, work is written not from nature.
The plot, in one way or another, reflects the foothills of the Alps.
If an artist tied to the plot, it might be a German, Austrians and Slovakia ..
The level of painting is low.
To St. Petersburg directly related work has not.
Author's name called extremely difficult.

Weácan what is the probability that this is one of the works of Mikhail Lermontov.
the more so because it is written not from nature.
To St. Petersburg it is only the attitude that was in the collection in the palace.

Lermontov, like, better than he could.
But why not? Perhaps, and Lermontov.
 Covers what? Than what is drawn?

In what concrete palace, you can find? Because for the St. Petersburg "palace"
- Too small size. Get lost picture on the walls. It would not be so important for the film, for example, Leonardo (frame appropriate to do), but you
And this is the main argument against "the palace collection.

...............

- Ten chairs from a palace! - Said the auctioneer suddenly.

- Why is the palace? - Quietly gasped Vorobyaninov. Ostap angry:

- Yes, you go to hell! Listen and stop fooling! (C)

This is important. Maybe someone from the great people by, because they have always learned to draw and many relatives have been some of the places depicted in the picture. There are also elements of amateur painting.