Ivan Kuzmich Makarov is an outstanding Russian portrait painter of the 19th century. In S.D. Erzia MFARM there is a collection of works by this master. Portrait of the Cheremisinov Family is one of the few finished works by Ivan Kuzmich belonging to the museum. The painting is made in the genre of group ceremonial portrait. It has an autograph, although the artist rarely signed his works. The museum purchased the painting in 1978 from a resident of Leningrad.
According to the inscription on the back of the portrait, Ivan Makarov depicted Peter Petrovich, Yelizaveta Sergeyevna and Lilia (Yelizaveta) Cheremisinovs. The artist paid great attention to details of the outfits and everyday life of the long bygone times. In the background we can see trees and a house with light curtains on the windows. Apparently, parents and daughter are having rest in the countryside.
Peter Cheremisinov received higher education in medicine at the Imperial Moscow University, in 1862-1875 he worked as a doctor in the Livny district of the Orlyol region. Then he got acquainted with the merchant of the 1st guild, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Ionovich Gubonin, who was building the Orlyol-Vitebsk railway at the time. Peter Ionovich allocated very large sums of money to charity and assigned Cheremisinov to manage them.
During his employment with Gubonin, Peter Petrovich first moved to the Urals and in the 1880s to St. Petersburg. In 1883 Peter Cheremisinov was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus (3rd class) for his public and charitable work, and three years later he was promoted into the rank of State Councillor. In 1887 Emperor Alexander III expressed his monarchial appreciation to Peter Petrovich.
In summer Peter Cheremisinov usually rented a cottage in the vicinity of St. Petersburg. It is interesting to look at the summer straw-coloured outfits, which were considered light in those days. Peter Petrovich is wearing a frock coat, unbuttoned on the occasion of heat, trousers, a vest and a field cap. Yelizaveta Sergeyevna is dressed in a fashionable dress with a train and a bustle. Since the dress is designed for walking, the train is quite small, but the hem still touches the ground.
A bustle is a special pad, which was put under the skirt, to make the shapes appear more lush, and the waist - slimmer. Given the fact that the bustles were often stuffed with horse hair, it is clear why the lady does not want to smile on a hot day. Only the restless Lily in a white batiste dress with a blue silk belt does not share the seriousness of her parents.
Probably, it was very difficult to persuade the active child to pose, and she was clearly eager to escape. The blue color of the ribbon, holding the golden curls of the little girl, harmonizes with the belt and the azure sky at the top of the picture. Ivan Makarov sought to convey the movements of the characters, but he failed because of the wrong composition.
According to the inscription on the back of the portrait, Ivan Makarov depicted Peter Petrovich, Yelizaveta Sergeyevna and Lilia (Yelizaveta) Cheremisinovs. The artist paid great attention to details of the outfits and everyday life of the long bygone times. In the background we can see trees and a house with light curtains on the windows. Apparently, parents and daughter are having rest in the countryside.
Peter Cheremisinov received higher education in medicine at the Imperial Moscow University, in 1862-1875 he worked as a doctor in the Livny district of the Orlyol region. Then he got acquainted with the merchant of the 1st guild, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Ionovich Gubonin, who was building the Orlyol-Vitebsk railway at the time. Peter Ionovich allocated very large sums of money to charity and assigned Cheremisinov to manage them.
During his employment with Gubonin, Peter Petrovich first moved to the Urals and in the 1880s to St. Petersburg. In 1883 Peter Cheremisinov was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus (3rd class) for his public and charitable work, and three years later he was promoted into the rank of State Councillor. In 1887 Emperor Alexander III expressed his monarchial appreciation to Peter Petrovich.
In summer Peter Cheremisinov usually rented a cottage in the vicinity of St. Petersburg. It is interesting to look at the summer straw-coloured outfits, which were considered light in those days. Peter Petrovich is wearing a frock coat, unbuttoned on the occasion of heat, trousers, a vest and a field cap. Yelizaveta Sergeyevna is dressed in a fashionable dress with a train and a bustle. Since the dress is designed for walking, the train is quite small, but the hem still touches the ground.
A bustle is a special pad, which was put under the skirt, to make the shapes appear more lush, and the waist - slimmer. Given the fact that the bustles were often stuffed with horse hair, it is clear why the lady does not want to smile on a hot day. Only the restless Lily in a white batiste dress with a blue silk belt does not share the seriousness of her parents.
Probably, it was very difficult to persuade the active child to pose, and she was clearly eager to escape. The blue color of the ribbon, holding the golden curls of the little girl, harmonizes with the belt and the azure sky at the top of the picture. Ivan Makarov sought to convey the movements of the characters, but he failed because of the wrong composition.
