Nesterov was one of Empress Alexandra's favorite painters, his picture of the Annuciation hung in the Mauve Room. He worked for Grand Duchess Elizabeth in her Martha and Mary convent in Moscow. Here's a bio.
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- Later Memoirs of Anna Vyrubova
- Left Behind by Sophie Buxhoeveden
- Life and Tragedy of Alexandra - Buxhoeveden
- Lost Splendor - Felix Yussupov
- Memories of Alexei Volkov
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- Nicholas II - As I Knew Him - Hanbury-Williams
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- Six Years at the Russian Court - Margaret Eager
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- The Real Tsaritsa - Lili Dehn
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- Yelagin Palace with ZOOM views
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