108 - ARCHIVES of Count Dimitri TOLSTOY (1860–1941)

ARCHIVES of Count Dimitri TOLSTOY (1860–1941) A collection of photographs of the family of Count Dimitri Ivanovich Tolstoy, a renowned collector and the last director of the Imperial Hermitage (1909–1918). The collection includes photographs of Dimitri Ivanovich’s close circle, his wife Elena Chertkova (1865–1955), portraits of their children at various ages, as well as group photographs taken at the Tolstoy estate in Kagarlyk. Silver gelatin and albumen prints, 123 photographs in total, ranging in size from 105 x 80 mm to 180 x 125 mm. A.B.E.; three portraits of D. Tolstoy’s wife and their children, taken in the photographic studios of A. Pasetti in Saint Petersburg and L. Grillich in Vienna. Albumin prints, mounted on cardboard by the studio, 165 × 105 mm; a portrait of Count Dimitri Tolstoy in his youth. An albumen print mounted on cardboard from the Levitsky studio in Saint Petersburg, 160 × 105 mm; two photographs of children in their teens (including one taken at the Boissonnas studio in Paris), albumen and silver gelatin prints, 140 × 100 mm and 100 × 130 mm. A selection of exceptionally rare photographs that shed light on the life of the Russian nobility before the revolution. TOLSTOY, Dmitri Ivanovich (1860–1941)—a member of the Tolstoy family of counts, a renowned museum curator and expert in painting, the last director of the Imperial Hermitage, and a collector. Many works from his private art collection are now housed in the collections of the Russian Museum (Saint Petersburg) and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (Moscow). He was heavily involved in the acquisitions committee for the Alexander III Museum (which became the foundation of the current Russian Museum in St. Petersburg). He was a landowner in the Voronezh province. In 1918, he left with his family for Crimea, then fled Russia after learning of the tragic death of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich (director of the Alexander III Museum, who was shot by the Bolsheviks). He lived in exile in France and died in Nice. ARCHIVE OF DMITRY TOLSTOY (1860–1941) An extensive archive of photographs of the family of Count Dmitry Ivanovich Tolstoy, the renowned collector and last director of the Imperial Hermitage (1909–1918). The collection features photographs of Dmitry Ivanovich’s inner circle, his wife Elena Chertkova (1865–1955), portraits of their children at various ages, and group photographs taken at the Tolstoy estate in Kagarlyk. Silver gelatin and albumen prints, 123 photographs in total, ranging in size from 105 × 80 mm to 180 × 125 mm. In varying condition; three portraits of D.I. Tolstoy and their children, taken at the A. Pasetti photo studio in St. Petersburg and the L. Grillich photo studio in Vienna. Albumin prints, mounted on studio card, 165 × 105 mm; a portrait of Count Dmitry Tolstoy as a young man. An albumen print mounted on cardboard by the Levitsky studio in St. Petersburg, 160 × 105 mm; two photographs of children in their teenage and young adult years (one taken by the Boissonnas studio in Paris), albumen and gelatin-silver prints, 140 × 100 mm and 100 × 130 mm. An astonishingly comprehensive collection of photographs that vividly illuminates the life of the Russian nobility before the revolution. Dmitry Ivanovich TOLSTOY (1860–1941)—a descendant of the Counts Tolstoy, a renowned museum professional and art expert, the last director of the Imperial Hermitage, and a collector. Many works from Count Tolstoy’s art collection are now housed in the collections of the Russian Museum and the Pushkin Museum. He worked extensively as a member of the acquisition committee for the Alexander III Museum (which became the foundation of the modern Russian Museum in St. Petersburg). A landowner in the Voronezh Governorate. In 1918