Franz Xavier Winterhalter was a German painter who is famous for his exquisite portraits of important people of the mid-19th century, especially queens. They included several of Queen Victoria, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Empress Eugenie of the Second Empire in France, and various others. This is a painting of a Russian princess, which would have made her a minor member of the Imperial Family (in Russia, children of the Czar are called Grand Dukes/Duchesses, and so Prince/Princess is a lesser title). This painting is similar to many of his others, but I liked it particularly well because it has a more subtle, luminous quality that others. And also, I love pearl crowns and necklaces like hers!
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