The merit of Fyodor Stepanovich Rokotov, a magnificent artist of the end of the 18th century, was the creation of an intimate, chamber-like type of portrait revealing the inner world of a person.
The fate of Elizabeth Vasilievna Lachinova, the daughter of a simple military brigadier, seemed to be successful. She married the rich Count Santi and began to occupy a higher position in society. The branded rokotovskaya half-smile, which is present in the image of the countess, marks all the portraits created by the artist, pointing to the mystery, the mystery of the personality of each model that posed to the master.
Filled in melting tones, exquisite colors – ashy-smoky with olive-pink tints – the picture shows a high degree of coloristic talent and taste of Rokotov.
Portrait de la comtesse E. V. Santi – Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of Empress Catherine II by Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of V. I. Maikov by Fedor Rokotov 
Retrato de la condesa E. V. Santi – Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of the poet Vasily Ivanovich Maikov by Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of an Unknown Young Man in Guards Uniform by Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of Alexandra Petrovna Struyskaya by Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of Varvara Nikolaevna Surovtseva by Fedor Rokotov