medievalpoc:Ivan Petrovich ArgunovPortrait of Kalmyk Girl AnnushkaRussia (1767)Annushka, a Kalmyk gi
medievalpoc:Ivan Petrovich ArgunovPortrait of Kalmyk Girl AnnushkaRussia (1767)Annushka, a Kalmyk girl of Western Mongolian ancestry, was a serf and pupil of Countess Varvara Sheremeteva, daughter of Count Sheremetev. Argunov himself was a serf of Count Sheremetev (1713-1788). Annushka is holding a portrait of the late Countess. -- source link