Nikita Akinfievich, distinguished by his love of science and patronized scientists and artists. He published the Journal of Traveling in Other Lands, in which there are many correct comments pointing to the author’s wide observation.
Consisted in correspondence with Voltaire; in 1779, he established a medal prize for success in mechanics at the Academy of Arts. His brother, Prokofy Demidov, was known for his eccentricities, which surprised not only Petersburg and Moscow, but also Europe, was one of the most significant public philanthropists.
Related Paintings 
Portrait de N. A. Demidov – Fedor Rokotov 
Retrato de N. A. Demidov – Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of A. P. Sumarokov by Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of Countess E. V. Santi by Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of E. N. Orlova by Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of Alexandra Petrovna Struyskaya by Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of I. I. Shuvalov by Fedor Rokotov 
Portrait of Count G. G. Orlov in Lats by Fedor Rokotov
Portrait de N. A. Demidov – Fedor Rokotov Retrato de N. A. Demidov – Fedor Rokotov Portrait of A. P. Sumarokov by Fedor Rokotov Portrait of Countess E. V. Santi by Fedor Rokotov Portrait of E. N. Orlova by Fedor Rokotov Portrait of Alexandra Petrovna Struyskaya by Fedor Rokotov Portrait of I. I. Shuvalov by Fedor Rokotov Portrait of Count G. G. Orlov in Lats by Fedor Rokotov