depicts a sinner kneeling at prayer in front of an icon of the Mother of God, with silver oklad and radiating gilt silver haloes with an intricately chased and repousse clothes and architectural details, reposse rocaille border and raised prayer text in floral frame create striking effect,the text is the beginning of 'The Bedewed Fleece' by Bishop Dmitriy Rostovsky, oklad with Cyrillic maker`s mark of Ivan Udalov 'EU', Cyrillic assayer`s mark of Egor Fedorov 'EF 1849', 84 standard. Egg tempera, gold leaf and gesso on wood panel. 22.5 x 17.8 cm (9 x 7 in.)


PROVENANCE:
Inherited by the present owner from Maria Fedorovskaya, Ukrainian ?migr?, renowned gypsy dancer, and later founder of the famous New York Russian restaurant,