EGOR KOURAKIN (RUSSIAN 19TH CENTURY)
Young Gardener, 1842
oil on canvas
59 x 54 cm (23 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.)
framed dimensions: 73 x 65 cm (28 3/4 x 25 5/8 in.)
inscribed on the back referring to the artist's authorship in Cyrillic

LOT NOTES
A copy of original Orest Kiprensky's painting by his student at the Royal Art Academy, Egor Kourakin.

CONDITION
Observed in frame, rubbing along the perimeter, some scratches to the surface, overall craquelure, minor surface grime. UV light inspection showed very heavy varnish, signs of repair and patching on the back.

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