Interior, Leningrad? 1820 - 1830

"Interior, Leningrad?" is a watercolor by Charles de Brocktorff, a nineteenth-century artist who specialized in depicting interiors. This specific piece, dated between 1820 and 1830, presents a long, narrow room with a series of windows on one side, hinting at the grandeur of a stately home. The delicate details of the furniture, the elegant chandelier, and the figures in the foreground, including a woman in a white dress, all contribute to the painting's depiction of a refined and affluent lifestyle. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is the current home of this fascinating glimpse into 19th-century Russian interiors.