Enlarged image can be found here. Smaller click-to-enlarge image can be found here, or at the only work by this artist, so far, to appear in Mr. Melcher’s blog.Portrait of Sofia Apraxina (Sophia and Sofya are alternate spellings of her first name; Apraksin, Tolstoy, and Tolstaya for her last) is shown by its current-location page. Some details about the painting are presented in the page showing the room in which it hangs (image needs Java enabled, click it to stop spinning and use mouse to slowly turn).Countess Sophia Petrovna Tolstoy was the daughter of Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy (link shows Wikipedia page). His (Bing translated) Russian Wikipedia page points to this image of her.In 1816, she married Vladimir Apraksin, and became the daughter-in-law of Stepan Stepanovich Apraksin (link shows Wikipedia page). His (Bing translated) Russian Wikipedia page points to this click-to-humongous image, found here, of her, also painted by this artist. His Wikipedia page (Google translated Russian WIkipedia page has more) and collection.
BE THIS GUY over 11 years ago
Let the maid clean it up.
margueritem over 11 years ago
She’s just too tired to call the maid to clean it up…
V-Beast over 11 years ago
He took a hike without leaving the room.
johnrussco over 11 years ago
rub his nose in it
Arianne over 11 years ago
♪ Ooh, that smell Can’t you smell that smell? ♪ Bad dog, Lynyrd!
pcolli over 11 years ago
“When’s he going to call? It’s been a whole ten minutes.”
orinoco womble over 11 years ago
Smelly dog, smelly dog, what’s the maid feeding you? Smelly dog, oh smelly dog, it’s all your fault!
finale over 11 years ago
Whippet, whippet good.
BlackTie over 11 years ago
Should have bought a pooch patch! http://www.poochpatch.co.za/index.html
Foghorn over 11 years ago
Where is DogSniff today????
mabrndt Premium Member over 11 years ago
Enlarged image can be found here. Smaller click-to-enlarge image can be found here, or at the only work by this artist, so far, to appear in Mr. Melcher’s blog.Portrait of Sofia Apraxina (Sophia and Sofya are alternate spellings of her first name; Apraksin, Tolstoy, and Tolstaya for her last) is shown by its current-location page. Some details about the painting are presented in the page showing the room in which it hangs (image needs Java enabled, click it to stop spinning and use mouse to slowly turn).Countess Sophia Petrovna Tolstoy was the daughter of Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy (link shows Wikipedia page). His (Bing translated) Russian Wikipedia page points to this image of her.In 1816, she married Vladimir Apraksin, and became the daughter-in-law of Stepan Stepanovich Apraksin (link shows Wikipedia page). His (Bing translated) Russian Wikipedia page points to this click-to-humongous image, found here, of her, also painted by this artist. His Wikipedia page (Google translated Russian WIkipedia page has more) and collection.
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 11 years ago
If only Percy could explain to her that it wasn’t him that left the wet spot on the new green chair… it was that devil b*tch “Fifi”… from France….
Call me Ishmael over 11 years ago
“Yes, Bowser, I AM wearing my new ‘push ’m up’ bra. You like?”
Rickapolis over 11 years ago
She needs to give that poor dog a bone.
codedaddy over 11 years ago
Can’t find anything about the painting that would prompt the theme of the comments today. Am I missing something?