Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky was a prominent Russian portraitist. His art may be regarded as the last phase in the XVIII century traditions of Russian portraiture. He was born in a small Ukrainian town, Mirgorod, into the family of Ukrainian Cossacks. His father, Luka Borovik, and his two brothers were icon-painters. Borovikovsky also started as an icon-painter for local churches. In 1787 he drew two pictures for the house in which Empress Catherine II the Great was staying during her visit to Ukraine. His work was noted and he was sent to St. Petersburg to become one of the court painters.
1790. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1794. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
1795. Oil on cardboard. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1796. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1796. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
1796. Oil on canvas. The Pushkin Museum in Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
1796. Oil on canvas. The Novgorod of Museum of Art and History, Novgorod, Russia. Read Note.
1796. Oil on tinplate. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1797. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1798. Oil on canvas. The Novgorod Museum of Art and History, Novgorod, Russia.
1799. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1799. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1799. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1799. Zilberstain Private Collection Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
1799. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1800. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1800s. Oil on canvas. The Pavlovsk Palace. Pavlovsk, Russia. Read Note.
1801-1802. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1802. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1803. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky. By K. Mikhailova. Leningrad. 1968. (in Russian)
Vladimir Borovikovsky and Russian Culture. Late 18th – early 19th centuries. by T. Alexeeva. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1975. (in Russian)