Gogol was fascinated by the Countess Anna Mikhailovna Vielgorskaya and even tried to make her an offer.
In the edition of the correspondence between Gogol and Vielgorsky, this episode is covered as follows: “According to the family legend of Vielgorski, in the late 1840s Gogol decided to make an offer to Anna Mikhailovna.
However, preliminary talks with relatives immediately convinced him that the inequality of their social situation excludes the possibility of such a marriage. “
Related Paintings
Retrato de Anna Mikhailovna Vielgorskaya – Karl Gampeln 
Portrait d’Anna Mikhailovna Vielgorskaya – Karl Gampeln 
Portrait of Konovnitsyn Petr Petrovich by Karl Gampeln 
The seller of gypsum figurines by Karl Gampeln 
Two Sisters by Konstantin Makovsky 
Portrait of the statue-lady Anastasia Mikhailovna Izmailova by Alexei Antropov 
Portrait de la Dame d’État Anastasia Mikhailovna Izmailova – Alexey Antropov 
Portrait de Mudrova Sophia Kharitonovna – Karl Gampeln