Portrait of Anatole Demidoff

This charming portrait Robert Lefevre, then one of the leading portraitists of the day, depicts as an 8-year old young boy year Anatole Demidoff, who would become one of the most significant, influential and eclectic collectors of the 19th century. His collection included some of the most important paintings of the 19th century as well as great Old Masters, important arms and armour, French furniture of the 18th century, and objects of vertue.