Bestuzhev Collection

Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Alexandrovich Bestuzhev (1797-1837), First half of the 19th cent. Private Collection

Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Ivanovich Yakubovich (1792-1845), 1831. Artist: Bestuzhev
Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Ivanovich Yakubovich (1792-1845), 1831. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Mikhail Naryshkin (1798-1863), 1832. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Mikhail Naryshkin (1798-1863), 1832. Found in the collection of State Central Literary Museum, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Nikolai Lorer (1794-1873), 1832-1833. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Nikolai Lorer (1794-1873), 1832-1833. Found in the collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of the Decembrist Vladimir Nikolayevich Likharev (1803-1840), 1828. Found in the collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of the Decembrist Sergey Krivtsov (1802-1864), 1828. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of the Decembrist Sergey Krivtsov (1802-1864), 1828. Found in the collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of Yelizaveta Petrovna Naryshkina (1801-1867), 1832. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Yelizaveta Petrovna Naryshkina (1801-1867), 1832. Found in the collection of State Central Literary Museum, Moscow

Portrait of Alexander Fedoseyevich Bestuzhev (1761-1810), 1806. Artist: Borovikovsky, Vladimir Lukich (1757-1825)
Portrait of Alexander Fedoseyevich Bestuzhev (1761-1810), 1806. Found in the collection of the Regional A. and V. Vasnetsov Art Museum, Kirov

Portrait of Decembrist count Sergey Volkonsky (1788-1865), 1840s. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist count Sergey Volkonsky (1788-1865), 1840s. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Leopold Niemirowski (1810-1883), 1843. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Leopold Niemirowski (1810-1883), 1843. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Courtyard in the Peter prison, 1832. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Courtyard in the Peter prison, 1832. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Prison cell of Decembrist Nikolai Panov (1803-1850) in the Peter prison, 1830-1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Sasha Ivashev, 1834. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Sasha Ivashev, 1834. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Sofia Muravyova, daughter of Decembrist Nikita Muravyov, 1833-1835. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Maria Kazimirovna Yushnevskaya (1790-1863), wife of Decembrist Alexander Yushnevsky, 1830-1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Olga Annenkova, daughter of Decembrist Iwan Annenkow, 1836. Artist: Bestuzhev
Portrait of Olga Annenkova, daughter of Decembrist Iwan Annenkow, 1836. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Camilla Ivasheva (Le Dantieau) (1808-1839), wife of Decembrist Vasily Ivashev, 1834. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Baroness Anna von Rosen (1797-1883), 1832. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Baroness Anna von Rosen (1797-1883), 1832. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Alexandrovich Bestuzhev (1797-1837), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Mikhail Alexandrovich Bestuzhev (1800-1871), 1837-1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Ivan Povalo-Shveikovsky (1787-1845), 1839. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Ivan Povalo-Shveikovsky (1787-1845), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Prince Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy (1790-1860), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Duke Dmitry Shchepin-Rostovsky (1798-1858), 1839. Artist: Bestuzhev
Portrait of Decembrist Duke Dmitry Shchepin-Rostovsky (1798-1858), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Yushnevsky (1786-1844), 1839. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Yushnevsky (1786-1844), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Dmitry Zavalishin (1804-1892), 1839. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Dmitry Zavalishin (1804-1892), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Vasily Davydov (1793-1855), 1839. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Vasily Davydov (1793-1855), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Alexander V. Podzhio (1798-1873), 1837. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Alexander V. Podzhio (1798-1873), 1837. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Ivan Horbachevsky (1800-1869), 1837. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Ivan Horbachevsky (1800-1869), 1837. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Ivan Pushchin (1798-1859), 1837. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Ivan Pushchin (1798-1859), 1837. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Pyotr Svistunov (1803-1889), 1836. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Pyotr Svistunov (1803-1889), 1836. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of the Decembrist Nikita Muravyov (1797-1843), 1836. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of the Decembrist Nikita Muravyov (1797-1843), 1836. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Fonvizin Michail A. Fonvizin (1787-1854), 1834. Artist: Bestuzhev
Portrait of Decembrist Fonvizin Michail A. Fonvizin (1787-1854), 1834. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Vasily Ivashev (1797-1841), 1834. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Vasily Ivashev (1797-1841), 1834. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Pyotr Mukhanov (1799-1854), 1832-1833. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Pyotr Mukhanov (1799-1854), 1832-1833. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Belyaev (1803-1887), 1832-1833. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Belyaev (1803-1887), 1832-1833. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Pyotr Belyaev (1804-1864), 1832-1833. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Pyotr Belyaev (1804-1864), 1832-1833. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Baron Andrei von Rosen (1799-1884), 1832. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Baron Andrei von Rosen (1799-1884), 1832. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Church in Chita, 1829-1839. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Church in Chita, 1829-1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Mikhail Kuechelbecker (1798-1859), 1831. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Mikhail Kuechelbecker (1798-1859), 1831. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Lyubov Ivanovna Stepovaya (1783-1858), 1927. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Lyubov Ivanovna Stepovaya (1783-1858), 1927. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Alexandra Ivanovna Davydova (1802-1895), wife of Decembrist Vasily Davydov, 1830-1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Prasovya Annenkova (1800-1876), wife of Decembrist Iwan Annenkow, 1836. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

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"Bestuzhev: Capturing the Faces of History" Step into the world of Nikolai Alexandrovich Bestuzhev, a talented artist who immortalized the prominent figures of his time. Through his brushstrokes, he captured the essence and spirit of these individuals, giving us a glimpse into their lives and struggles. In 1832, Bestuzhev painted a striking portrait of Decembrist Mikhail Naryshkin. The intensity in Naryshkin's eyes reflects his unwavering dedication to his cause. Similarly, in another masterpiece from that year, Bestuzhev portrayed Decembrist Nikolai Lorer with an air of determination on his face. One cannot overlook the emotional depth conveyed in Bestuzhev's depiction of Vladimir Nikolayevich Likharev from 1828 or Sergey Krivtsov from the same year. These portraits reveal not only their physical features but also hint at their inner turmoil as they fought for freedom and justice. Moving beyond political figures, it also painted Yelizaveta Petrovna Naryshkina in 1832—a woman whose strength shines through her gaze. In contrast to this powerful portrayal is Alexander Fedoseyevich Bestuzhev's portrait by Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky in 1806—showcasing familial ties within this artistic dynasty. The countenance of Decembrist Sergey Volkonsky radiates wisdom and resilience in a piece created during the 1840s. Meanwhile, Leopold Niemirowski's portrait captures both vulnerability and determination—an intriguing juxtaposition brought to life by Bestuzhev's skilled hand. Not limited to capturing people alone, Bestuzhev ventured into painting scenes such as "Courtyard in Peter Prison" (1832) and "Prison Cell of Decembrist Nikolai Panov" (1830-1839).