The original version was written in Livadia, where the artist was invited by the emperor in the summer of 1880 to perform a portrait. Alexander II called Makovsky “my painter”. The portrait was repeatedly repeated by K. E. Makovsky.
Related Paintings
Portrait d’Alexandre II – Konstantin Makovsky 
Retrato de Alejandro II – Konstantin Makovsky 
Family portrait by Konstantin Makovsky 
Portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna by Konstantin Makovsky 
Portrait of Yu. P. Makovskaya by Konstantin Makovsky 
Portrait of A. S. Dargomyzhsky by Konstantin Makovsky 
Mermaids by Konstantin Makovsky 
Boyarsky wedding feast of the XVII century by Konstantin Makovsky