ROMANOV Olga Nikolaevna (Grand Duchess Olga)

30 августа (11 сентября) 1822 (St-Петербург) — 18 (30) October 1892 (Friedrichshafen, Germany)

Painter, graphic artist

the Great Princess, Queen of Württemberg, daughter of Emperor Nicholas I and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. From 1846 — married to crown Prince Karl Friedrich Alexander of Wurttemberg, later king of Württemberg Karl I (no children).

he Received a home education; among teachers — poet В. А. Жуковский, rector of St-Петербургского University П. А. Плетнев (literature); in painting and drawing he studied under the guidance of Professor of the Imperial Academy of arts А. И. Зауервейда a sculpture — famous sculptor И. П. Витали. Were enrolled in classes female Smolny Institute.

After marriage lived in Stuttgart, occasionally visiting Russia. Was engaged in charitable activities. He painted landscapes, interiors, genre scenes.

the Work is mostly in private collections.