Blakesley, Rosalind P. <br/><br/>
Russia and the arts :  the age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky / 
Rosalind P. Blakesley, Tatiana L. Karpova ; National portait gallery ; The State Tretyakov gallery. 
 - London :  National Portrait Gallery,  1916. 
 - 175 pages :  color illustrations, portaits, plates ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Bibliography: p. 164-165 
<br/><br/> This book explores the history of Russian portraiture between 1872 and 1914 with reference to a variety of important works held by the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. This national collection was founded in 1856 by Pavel Tretyakov, who took a keen interest in portraiture and set outto create a pantheon of famous Russians by commissioning portraits of prominent thinkers, writers, scientists, artists, actors, composers and musicians by the most outstanding painters of the day. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781855145375 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Portrait painting, Russian--19th centur--Exhibition<br/>Painting, Russian--19th century