Orest Timashevsky succeeded in the task, depicting Bezobrazov as a noble and respected nobleman.
Timashevsky painted Bezobrazov with all the relevant attributes of power. It is a known fact that during his entire service he received very high awards – the Order of Saint Vladimir and Saint Anna, the Order of the White Eagle and the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky. But it is impossible to identify the one on the painting due to its poor condition.
The details of the interior décor also played an important role in ceremonial portraits as well as the jewelry items and the decoration, for they conveyed information about the subject. The artist depicted Alexander Bezobrazov in the Governor’s House office and next to him there is a sculpture bust of the Emperor Alexander I.
The Governor’s house was built by the Emperor’s order in the early 1820s. It served as a traveling palace for the reigning family - the monarchs stayed in such buildings on their long journeys to get some rest. Immediately after the construction, the house became the official residence of the Yaroslavl governors. Bezobrazov hosted Alexander I there in 1823.