ROTARI, Pietro Antonio
(b. 1707, Verona, d. 1762, St. Petersburg)

Portrait of a Russian Girl

1750s
Oil on canvas, 43 x 33 cm
Private collection

During his stay in Vienna, Rotari was exposed to the work of Jean-Etienne Liotard, whose porcelain-like portrait style would influence his work for the rest of his career. This influence can be seen in the portrait of a Russian girl in a blue dress and headdress which he executed in Russia where he was employed as court painter to Empress Elizabeth I.