M.P. Botkin’s collection: sources and historiography

Abstract

Collection of the painter, collector and public figure M.P. Botkin (1839–1914) included objects from different eras and countries: ancient Egyptian, antique, Western European, Byzantine, Russian objects, as well as pictures of Russian and foreign artists. The article is the first comprehensive study of the collection with the involvement of a wide source base, as well as showing the directions for studying the collection items. Part of the collection has been identified and described, some items have become the subject of separate research, but the rest of the items need to be identified and attributed.

Keywords

• m.p. botkin
• collection
• museum
• archives
• photographs
• м.п. боткин
• коллекция
• музей
• архивы
• фотографии