The second artist covered in this overview is Paul Delaroche (1797-1856). In the early 1820's, Delaroche, together with Eugene Lami and other students of Antoine-Jean Gros, lived together in shared accomodations

The Lopukhin-Demidov family is an ‘old’ Russian noble family whose ancestors include the first wife of Peter the Great, Tsarina Eudoxia Fyodorovna Lopukhina (1669-1731). The family’s fortunes importantly improved during the reign 

Anatole Nikolaievitch Demidoff was determined to establish himself at the highest level of Parisian high-society at the start of the 1830's.Like his elder brother, Paul Nikolaievitch Demidoff (1798 - 1840), he had

HIH Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna 'The Elder' (1854-1920) was born Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, daughter of Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Augusta 

It was wonderful to attend in person, and in the company of various friends and colleagues, the promotional book event that took place in Florence on Thursday evening, 25 October, of Alessandra Jatta's latest publication, 'L'apolide' (Voland, 2024).  This is Alessandra's second book that follows her earlier publication, 'Foglie sparse' (Voland, 2022). 

A return to the Pietro Canonica Museum Room at Piazza Marconi 16, in Stresa, Italy took place during the Easter holidays on Wednesday, 3 April 2024. Joining us were various extended Demidoff family members including, for the first time, Count Ignaz and Countess Robinia zu Toerring-Jettenbach. 

The European Demidoff Foundation is delighted to sponsor the publication of the forthcoming book by Professor Michail Talalay on Anatole Demidov's, 'Travels to southern Russia in 1837'.  This will be the first reprint of the original 1853 Russian version 

A wonderful and highly enjoyable two-day festival in celebration of the arts and culture took place on 2nd and 3rd of March in Genoa, Italy.  The first event took place on Saturday morning, 2 March