Alexander Fyodorovich Pavlov, the cousin of the academician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, was not only an amateur photographer but also a talented artist. In this pencil portrait, he depicted Ivan Pavlov wearing a jacket and his favorite bow tie. The drawing is framed by a decorative ink border. Below, there is the inscription “Academician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov”, and in the bottom right corner is the artist’s signature — “A.F. Pavlov. August 23, 1945”.

The opening of the Ivan Pavlov House Museum in Ryazan was initiated by the Decree of the Council of People’s Commissars of the RSFSR published during the Great Patriotic War — on June 2, 1944. The opening was scheduled for the scientist’s 95th anniversary in September of the same year. However, the Pavlov family house was damaged during the war and required restoration. The museum staff carefully collected the exhibits, designed the expositions, and established connections with the scientist’s relatives.

One of the first to respond was Alexander Pavlov. He donated priceless exhibits, personal belongings of the scientist’s family, and a family album with photographs taken between 1890 and 1910. Alexander Pavlov wrote memoirs about Ivan Pavlov and his father, Pyotr Pavlov, which he also donated to the museum.
In his memoirs, Alexander Pavlov wrote,