Tulips painted by Maria Fedorovna's children

A list of orders fulfilled for Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Fedorovna by the milliner Rose Bertin between 1 April 1788 and 7 September 1792

These documents are kept in the RGIA (Russian State Historical archive) in Saint Petersburg.

RGIA, f.759, op.1, d.220, l.41, 60

These documents were published in the catalogue ; Rossiyskiye imperatritsy. Moda i stil', Moskva, Kuchkovo pole, 2013

Resources on Maria and Paul's grand tour of Europe from Russian archives

Archival resources for the Grand tour

1. Letters of Maria’s guide in Rome Iogann Friedrich Reiffenstein

Moscow, Russian State historical archive (RGIA), fund 789, op.1, ed.

2. “Nachertaniye puteshestviya”

The original of the printed list of towns that Maria and Paul visited and hotels where they stayed.

Moscow, Russian state Military history archive (Rossiyskiy Gosudarstvenniy Voenno-istoricheskiy arkhiv ) , F. VUA d.235, op.1., l. 1-10

3. Reports of the Russian ambassador in Vienna to Catherine the Great about Mari and Paul's visit

Relyatsii polnomochnogo ministra v Vene D.M.Golitsina k Ekaterine II. 1 November-29 December 1781

Moscow, Archive of foreign policy of the Russian empire (Arkhiv vneshnei politiki Rossiyskoi imperii), f.32 , op.32/6 (and 31/6), d.640, l.50-51ob (and 57ob)

f.32, op 31/6, d.640, l.81ob.-82, 84, 94ob, 100ob, 103, 105, 107ob.

f.32, op.31/6, d.640, l.69

f.32, op.31/5, d.640, l.68-69, 78ob, 84, 105

f.32 op. 32/6, d.655, l.7-13ob.

4. Papers that relate to the visit of Maria Fedorovna and Paul to Austria in 1781

“Bumagi, otnosyashiyesya do puteshestviya Ikh Imperatorskikh Visochestv Velikogo knyazya Pavla Petrovicha i velikoi knyagini Marii Fedorovny v Avstrii v 1781

Moscow, The State Archive of Russian Federation (GARF), fund 728., OP.1., ed.khr. 273

5. Descriptions of Maria and Paul’s trip from the Saint Petersburg vedomosti newspaper

St. Petersburg, Russian National library

Sankt-Peterburgskiye  vedomosti, 1781, 17 December – 31 December, number  101-105

Sankt-Peterburgskiye  vedomosti, 1782, 11 January, number 3, p.21

6.Esipov G.V. , “On the trip of Paul Petrovich around Europe. 1781-1782”

 Esipov G.V., “O puteshestvii velikogoknyazya Pavla Petrovicha po Evrope.1781-1782 gg.

Moscow, the State Archive of Russian Federation (GARF), f.926, op.1., ed.khr. `195

7. Ursini di Rosenberg, “The Grand duke Pavel Petrovich in Venice with his wife”

Translated by Maikov, P.M. Velikiy knyaz’ Pavel Petrovich v g. Venetsii so svoeyu suprugoyu. 15 Noyabrya  1916

Saint Petersburg, Pushkinski dom, f.265. op.2, n4092, l.5ob and 5ob

8. Letters of Paul to Catherine the Great

A letter from 10/21 May 1782

Moscow, The Russian State archive of ancient documents (RGADA), f.1, op.1, ed.khr.2, l.6-10

9. Reports to Catherine the Great about Maria and Paul’s stay in Paris. Can be useful for establishing a schedule.

a) Relyatsii iz Parizha Ekaterine II ot polnomochnogo ministra knyazya Baryatinskogo. 17 April – 28 June 1782

Moscow, Archive of the foreign policy of the Russian Empire (AVPRI), f. 93, op.93/6, d. 380, l.7.

b) Baryatinsky I.S., Doneseniya knyazya I.S.Baryatinskogo o puteshestvii ikh imperatorskikh visochestv Pavla Petrovicha s suprugoyu vo Frantsiyu 1782 goda//GARF f.926. op.1 d.459

Moscow, The State archive of Russian Federation (GARF), F.926., OP.1., ed.khr. 459, l.58 and 91 and 25  and 120

Arkhiv Vneshnei politiki Rossiyskoi imperii. Snosheniya Rossii s Frantsiyei. Op.93/6, delo 380, l.23ob-24

L 105ob

10. “On Pavel Petroch’s overseas trip”

“O vozvrashenii velikogo knyazya Pavla Petrovicha v Rossiyu iz zagranichnogo puteshestviya 1776 i o puteshestvii ego za granitsu

Moscow, Archive of ancient documents (RGADA), f.2, op.1, ed.khr. 106 +

Saltikov, N.I., Doneseniya Nikolaya Ivanovicha Saltikova vo vremya puteshestviya ikh imperatorskhikh vosochestv v chuzhikh krayakh 1782 goda, L.3-87

11. Map of the trip of Counts  du Nord

The State Historical museum

GIM –GO-890/1

12. Gazette de France. Du vendredi. 1782, 24 Mai

13. Archives des Affaires Etrangeres. Correspondance politique Russie. 1783 vol 110 F24

Vincent – Veraque 12 January 1783

+vol 111 F 60  Veraque to Vincent 19 July 1783

14.National archives in Moscow, fond 4, delo 117

Letters from Catherine the Great to Maria Fedorovna during their overseas voyage

15. Russian ambassador’s report about Maria and Paul’s stay in Chantilly 

GARF, f.652, op.1, d.754, l.1-2

An excellent exhibition catalogue on Russian empresses and fashion

http://www.vestarchive.ru/vystavki/2155-lrossiiskie-imperatricy-moda-i-stil-konec-xviii--nachalo-xx-vekar-istoriko-hydojestvennaia-d.html

An interesting upcoming exhibition about Maria Fedorovna

http://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/ausstellungen/vorschau/im-glanz-der-zaren/the-romanovs-wuerttemberg-and-europe/

Reflected Glory:
the Romanovs, Württemberg and Europe

5 October 2013 – 23 March 2014

Five marriages, four generations, one story
At Stuttgart’s Old Castle, an imposing structure steeped in history, a special exhibition entitled “Reflected Glory: the Romanovs, Württemberg and Europe” tells the story of five legendary women whose marriages formed the basis of the extraordinary history shared by the House of Württemberg and the Russian Romanov dynasty. For the first time, an exhibition sheds light on the impact of these marriages on European politics, on the domestic and social policies of the two countries as well as on their respective courts.

Letters from Maria Fedorovna to her lady-in-waiting Catherine Nelidoff (Ekaterina Nelidova)

Correspondance De Sa Majesté L'Impératrice Marie Fédorowna Avec Mademoiselle De Nélidoff Sa Demoiselle D'honneur(1797-1801): Suivie Des Lettres De ... Princesse Lise Troubetzkoï (French Edition)

Letters of Maria Fedorovna to her daughter Anna Pavlovna, the Princess of Orange (1820-1828)

http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Ch%C3%A8re_Annette.html?id=1d9oAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y

Title: Chere Annette. Letters from Russia. 1820-1828
Edited by S.W.Jackman
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Date: 1994

Views of Pavlovsk park

Good books on Pavlovsk in German

1. Hubertus Gassner, Haus der Kunst München, Krieg und Frieden: eine deutsche Zarin in Schloss Pawlowsk, Dölling und Galitz, 2001

2.Anna Ananieva, Russisch Grün, Transcript Verlag, 2010

Images of Pavlovsk by V.S.Schpak

V.S.Schpak, after Schedrin, View of the country house at Paullust, drawn from life, 1876

V.S.Schpak, The dairy, C.1870

V.S.Schpak, The Krik hunting lodge, 1870

V.S.Schpak, the Princess Lieven column, 1870

Tapestries with views of Pavlovsk from the Pavlovsk palace, 18th century

Information about Maria and Paul in the Netherlands in 1781

GASHARD 1876. Graf i grafinya Severniye v Niderlandakh. Russkiy arkhiv, issue  2, pages 45-52.

available from http://www.runivers.ru/lib/book7627/406240/
or http://memoirs.ru/texts/GrSevRA76K2N5.htm

unknown artist, a walk to the private garden, 1820

unknown artist, an outing in front of the Pil tower, 1820

unknown artist, The Apollo colonnade, 1825

unknown artist, the Elizabeth pavilion, 1825

unknown artist, the foundation obelisk, 1825

unknown artist, The Grand cascade, 1825

unknown artist, the interior of the aviary, 1825

unknown artist, The Iron Bridge, 1825

unknown artist, The monument to Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna, 1825

unknown artist, the rose pavilion, 1820

unknown artist, the Visconti bridge, 1825

Images of Pavlovsk park

G.L.Lory, The imperial place of the Pawlovskij viewed from the middle of the gardens, 1805

G.Quarenghi, The monument to Princess Frederica, 1790

G.Quarenghi, the Apollo colonnade and cascade, c.1800

G.Schwartz,the changing of the guard in the state vestibule on the first floor, 1848

P.Gonzaga, decorative sceme for the gallery, early nineteenth century

unknown artist, a walk past the amphitheatre, 1820

Engravings by I.V. Tchesky depicting Pavlovsk park

I.V.Tcheski, after S.F.Shedrin, view of the temple of Friendship with the cascade near the  Chalet in the Imperial gardens at Pawlovskij, 1805

K.V.Tchesky, after S.F.Schedrin, view of the Pil tower, 1805

J.J.Mettenleiter's views of Pavlovsk

J.J.Mettenleiter, A court outing, before 1796

J.J.Mettenleiter, The swiss downs, before 1792

Interesting articles about Maria Fedorovna's portraits in German collections

The number of portraits that were created for Maria Fedorovna is equal to the number of portraits created for Catherine the Great. Lyudmila Markina traveled to Germany and discovered rare images depicting Maria Fedorovna made by J.A.Benner,I.F.Anting,P.Hall, E.B.Sivers, I.B.Lampi,A.Gube.
Markina, L.,”Izobrazheniya Marii Fedorovny v sobraniyakh Germanii”, Pinakoteka, 2000, issues 10-11

There is another important article dedicated to Maria Fedorovna's iconography in general:

Lebedeva, E.,"Ikonografiya Marii Fedorovny", proceedings from the IV conference "Pavlovskiye chteniya", Saint Petersburg, 1999,  p.53-56.

An interesting article on Maria Fedorovna as an artist

I would recommend a chapter from the book "Women and Material culture, 1660-1830" to everyone interested in Maria Fedorovna as an artist. The chapter is called: Sculpting in Tiaras: Grand Duchess Maria Fedorovna as a Producer and Consumer of the arts by Rosalind P.Blakesley.
http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Women_and_Material_Culture_1660_1830.html?id=QRiFQgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

A.G.Ukhtomsky's engravings with views of Pavlovsk

A.G.Ukhtomsky, after S.F.Schedrin, view of the fortress of the Pavlovskij by Moonlight, 1805

A.G.Ukhtomsky, after S.F.Shedrin, view of the palace and garden of Pawlovskij, taken from the shores of the lake, 1805

Views of Pavlovsk by G.S.Sergeev

G.S.Sergeev, The New Chalet, 1799

G.S.Sergeev, The Old Chalet, 1799

G.S.Sergeev, The Pil tower, 1799

G.S.Sergeev, The temple of Friendship on the banks of the Slavyanka river, 1799

Views of Pavlovsk by A.Bugreev

A.Bugreev, Plan of the park, 1803

A.Bugreev, The Elizabeth pavilion, 1803

A.Bugreev, The new Chalet, 1803

A.Bugreev, The valley of the Slavyanka, 1803

A.Bugreev, the old Chalet

A.Bugreev, view of Pavlovsk, 1803