Very beautiful picture 18h25, monogram (I would like to believe - Russian ...)

[intart1]

The picture painted in about 1850 . Therefore, the alleged author Alexei Martynov is not considered. Alexander Mordvinov in 1834 received the title of count and has since been signed , or A. Graf Mordvinov , or g. A. Mordvinov . Also eliminated. Mokritsky sometimes signed his initials work A.M. For example, " Family Portrait " from the collection of timing . He also has Italian landscapes , quite similar in style and execution, and coloring . And that he is or not he will prove the owner of the picture into the center of some experts . For example, in the same Russian Museum.

[AlexSpb]

Of course, he was , a century will not see ! <! - ~ 1 ~ ->
Sam was on the verge of clues . About Martynov - Mordvinova thought, but felt that the version of the slack , not even the voice . Then suddenly , neither here nor there , Apollo Maikov spun in my head. Like , I know. not painted , but does not go out of my head and that's it ! A little more and the " Apollo " would come to " Mokritskiy ", but forced myself to type in a search for "Apollo Mikes " and an effort of this version dropped ...