State Tretyakov Gallery set
SG3510
1967

The Lace Maker (1823) by Vasilii Andreevich Tropinin (March 30 [O.S. March 19] 1776 – May 16 [O.S. May 4] 1857).

Pavel Tretiakov (1227/1832 – 12/16/1898), who collected the best work of contemporary painters in Moscow and St. Petersburg, founded this gallery in 1856. His brother Sergei collected the French and Dutch masters, and in 1872 they combined their collections and opened this extremely popular museum. In 1892 it was donated to the city of Moscow, and lives on with works by famous Russian painters such as Vasilii Perov, Ivan Karmskoi and Ilia Repin.

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first posted 2/1/2009