“Equestrian portrait of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna with Arapchonka”, performed by Groot in the year of his appearance in St. Petersburg, is an excellent work, showing how deserved was his rapid
Portrait of Prince V. V. Dolgorukov by Georg Christopher Grooth
Like many people from the Empress’s inner circle, Vasily Dolgorukov began his activities even under the father of Elizabeth Petrovna, Peter I. He served in the Preobrazhensky regiment, and already