Porträt der Elizaveta Grigorevna Temkina (b.1775)

Borovikovsky employs oil paint to render subtle modeling of flesh and fabric, achieving a delicate sense of depth. The background merges muted greens and browns, with a faint tree silhouette, while the sitter’s hand rests on a green plant, adding a naturalistic touch that balances the formal composition.

Created at the turn of the nineteenth century, the portrait entered the Tretyakov Gallery’s holdings, where it remains on display as a representative example of Borovikovsky’s court portraiture during the late Imperial period.