Alina Tukallo presented her fascinating and moving story of her Russian family roots at the ‘Lanterna di Genoa’ event in Genoa, Italy on 15 November, 2025. Mrs. Tukallo currently lives in Zurich, where she is a journalist. She has Finnish / Swedish ancestors, named Procopé, who are related to Aurora Stjernvall Demidova Karamzine, through her father’s brother.
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This latest NewsLetter, for the most part, presents a short essay presented to the author by the late Gino Chelazzi on 14 August 1999. In his presentation, Chelazzi discusses the finding of a literary and artistic masterpiece that originally pertained to the library of Paul Pavlovitch Demidoff, 2nd Prince of San Donato (1839-1885).
The Demidoff Mausoleum in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris was originally constructed in April, 1818 for Elisabeth Alexandrovna, née Stroganova, de Demidoff (1779-1818). Baroness Demidoff died in her beloved Paris on 8 April 1818
The third artist covered in this overview is Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). Here again, one finds a connection with Napoleon, that Demidoff would find of interest, given that Delacroix's older brother, Charles Henri Delacroix
On 22 August 1807, Jérôme Bonaparte (1784–1860) married
The second artist covered in this overview is Paul Delaroche (1797-1856). In the early 1820's, Delaroche, together with Eugene Lami and other students of Antoine-Jean Gros, lived together in shared accomodations
The library of the Villa di San Donato was estimated by Cesare da Prato in his 1887 book, Firenze ai Demidoff, Pratolino e San Donato, to contain around 40,000 items. Unfortunately, no records have come to light that document how the contents of the library were assembled and subsequently disbursed. The largest disbursement took place in 1880
Anatole Nikolaievitch Demidoff was determined to establish himself at the highest level of Parisian high-society at the start of the 1830's.Like his elder brother, Paul Nikolaievitch Demidoff (1798 - 1840), he had
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