It seems to me that the handwriting looks more like a male cursive than the signature of an artist of their work . Especially because even Sokolov and Hau rarely signed his watercolor " face . " Can we assume that this is - not the author's signature, and name the baby ? Type parent writing on children's photography " Tashenka in January 1842 .
Version of the authorship of Natalia Mezentseva very elegant and almost matches the signature . However, the life of the woman known enough , a lot of funds in TSGIA , reports in his memoirs and letters. As GRM is even a large portrait of her . I've not offhand remember any mention of her passion for arts. House names - is another matter ...
And only the old aristocratic families and Mezentsev Mezentsovyh at the time was 6 - 8 , not including branches of more recent origin . And the kids were born while they often . Would dig in the genealogical books of Smolensk , Vlpdimirskoy , Kaluga provinces - suddenly there Natasha 1838 - 1839 year of birth ...
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