A Forgotten Portrait by Grigory Myasoyedov
The article deals with the history and analysis of a yet unpublished work of Grigory Myasoyedov who was one of the organizers and leaders of the Society of Travelling Art Exhibitions. Using photographs and memoirs the author takes under consideration the portrait of Nadezhda Kapustina, Dmitry Mendeleev's niece, in the context of cultural and artistic life of St. Petersburg in the second half of the 19th century.