Monday, March 11, 2013

Books on Maria Fedorovna

Relevant books about Maria Fedorovna:
1. Marie Martin, Maria Fedorovna en son temps (1759-1828).Contribution a l'histoire de la Russie et de l'Europe, l'Harmattan, 2003
The best recent book on Maria Fedorovna. The most valuable section of this book is a list of primary resources on Maria Fedorovna from Russian archives. Marie translated all letters into French.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Maps of Pavlovsk park

Central part of the park

Slavyanka valley

Old Sylvia

New Sylvia

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Porcelain from the Pavlovsk palace

Maria Fedorovna's toilette set, 1801-1803, Imperial porcelain manufactury

The service with roses, 1810s

Vase with garlands, 1780s, Imperial porcelain  manufactury

Vase, 1780s, Imperial Porcelain manufacture

Vase, 1780s, Imperial Porcelain manufactuty

Vases depicting Pulust and Marienthal, 1784, Imperial Porcelain manufactury

Monday, February 18, 2013

Pavlovsk in watercolours from the Saint Petersburg museum of history

de Travere, view of Slayanka river near the Pavlovsk palace

D.F.Lamoni, view of the Temple of Friendship, 1786

G.S.Sergeev, The view of the Bip fortress

G.S.Sergeev, The view of the palace from the Marientaal pond

G.S.Sergeev, The view of the New Chalet, around 1800s

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Images of the Pavlovsk park from the Saint Petersburg museum of history collection

D.F.Lamoni, The monument to Frederika (Monument to parents), 1789

D.F.Lamoni, Krak house in Pavlovsk, 1780


D.F.Lamoni, view of the Pavlovsk palace from the Slavyanka river, 1780s

D.F.Lamoni, View of the Pavlovsk park from the Grand palace towards the Mariinsky  palace, 1782