Family of prominent 19th- and 20th-century Russian artists, musicians and architects
Portrait of the Benois family, c.1816, showing parents Louis & Ekaterina Benois surrounded by their eight children Jeannette (b.1798), Mikhail (b.1799), Leonty (b.1801), Alexandrina (b.1803), Elizaveta (b.1806), Elena (b.1807), Nicholas (b.1813) and Francois (b.1814).
The Benois family (Russian: Бенуа, romanized: Benua) was a family of prominent 19th and 20th century Russian artists, musicians and architects, descended from French confectioner Louis Jules (Leonty Nikolaevich) Benois (1770/1772?–1822), cook-confectioner to the Duke of Montmorency, who moved to Russia in 1794 after the French Revolution and became a royal headwaiter.
Famous members of the Benois family include:
Mikhail Benois (1799–1861), colonel, tutor at the Corps of Pages.
Leonty Benois (1801–1883), "the first doctor" in St.Petersburg.
Nicholas Leontievich Benois (1813–1898), Russian architect. Designed several buildings for the Imperial Family at Peterhof.
Nicholas' son Albert Nikolayevich Benois (1852–1936), Russian water-colourist.
Albert's dtr. Camille Evgenia Benois (1878-1959), artist, married Gen. Dimitri Leonidovitch Horvath (1859-1937) who was General Manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway and a direct descendant of Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov (1745-1813).
Albert's son Nikolai Albertovich Benois married Maria Nikolayevna Kuznetsova (1880–1966), a famous Russian opera singer.
Albert's dtr. Maria Albertovna Benois married Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Nikolai Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (1873–1945), also spelled Cherepnin. They were the parents of Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (1899–1977), composer and pianist whose son Ivan Alexandrovich Tcherepnin (1943–1998) was also a talented composer.
Nicholas' son Leon Nikolayevich "Leonty" Benois (1856–1928), Russian architect. He helped design the St. Petersburg Court Choir Chapel (now the Mikhail Glinka Academic Choir.
Leon's dtr. Nadezhda ('Nadia') Leontievna Benois (1895–1975), illustrator and graphic designer, was the mother of British actor Sir Peter Ustinov (1921–2004).
Nikolai's dtr. Camilla Nikolayevna Benois married a British immigrant, Matthew Edward Edwards. Their daughter Camilla Matveevna Edwards married Armenian architect Alexander Tamanian (1878–1936), whose sons Georgi Tamanian (1910–1993) and Julius (Yuliy) Tamanian (1922-1993) were also prominent Armenian architects.
Their son Yevgeny Yevgenievich Lanceray (1875–1946), Russian graphic artist, painter, illustrator.
Their son Nikolay Lanceray (1879–1942), Russian architect, illustrator and biographer.
Their dtr. Zinaida Serebriakova née Lanceray (1884–1967), Russian portrait painter, was mother of architect Yevgeny Borisovich Serebriakov (1906–1990) and artists Alexander Borisovich Serebriakov (1907–1994), Tatiana Borisovna Serebriakova (1912–1989), and Ekaterina Borisovna Serebriakova (1913–2014).
Nicholas' son Alexander Nikolayevich Benois (1870–1960), painter, theatrical designer, art
Alexander's dtr. Yelena Alexandrovna Benois-Clément (1898–1972) was a talented painter whose first husband was composer Ivan Wyschnegradsky (1893–1979).
Alexander's son Nicola Alexandrovich Benois (1901–1988) was a principal theatrical designer at La Scala in Milan.
Serebriakova, and others. Notable family members include: Alexandre's son, Nicola Alexandrovich Benois (also known as Nikolai Benois), was born in 1901, and went...
father Leon Benois belonged to the Benoisfamily. She was the mother of British actor, writer, and filmmaker Sir Peter Ustinov. Nadia Benois, born Nadezhda...
Benois is a surname that may refer to: Any of the Benoisfamily of Russian artists, musicians, and architects, some of whose members are: Nicholas Benois...
(1858–1938) married the architect Leon Benois (1856–1928), the painting became part of the inheritance of the Benoisfamily. In 1909, the painting was sensationally...
Leontievna Benois, known as Nadia, was a painter and ballet designer of French, German, Italian, and Russian descent. Her father, Leon Benois, was an Imperial...
architect from the Benoisfamily. He was the son of architect Nicholas Benois, the brother of artists Alexandre Benois and Albert Benois. He built the Roman...
Nicholas Benois, was a prominent architect, chairman of the Society of Architects and member of the Russian Academy of Science. Her uncle, Alexandre Benois, was...
and one of his models). Ucicky shared half with the heirs of the Jewish family from whom the painting had been seized in 1939. After The Bouvier Affair...
instruments. His mother was a member of the artistic Benoisfamily, a niece of Alexandre Benois. He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and played the...
St. Petersburg. Benois was born in Russia, to Anna Katarina (Groppe), who was of German descent, and a French father, Louis Jules Benois (from Brie, Saint-Ouen-sur-Morin)...
in Armenia. Tamanian was married to Camilla Edwards, a member of the Benoisfamily. Their sons Gevorg (Georgi) and Yulius Tamanian also became noted architects...
electronics and modular synthesizers. Ivan was born into a highly musical family, his father and grandfather, Alexander and Nikolai, being distinguished...
artistic family of French origin. His father, Eugeny Alexandrovich Lanceray, was a sculptor. His grandfather Nicholas Benois, and his uncle Leon Benois, were...
Vice-President of The Tcherepnin Society, includes a photograph of the family and shows Serge at a young age. Serge had his first instruction in harmony...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albert Benois. More paintings and a brief biography @ LiveInternet. The BenoisFamily Museum @ Tickets of Russia....
Nina Vinogradova-Benois. He painted the image of Nina in many of his works. Nina Aleksandrovna was a descendant of the Benoisfamily, a familiar name...
1987 "BenoisFamily Museum". Retrieved 23 June 2014. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nicola Alexandrovich Benois. Nikolai Alexandrovich Benois at...
private life of Alberto Cavos and his family has been made public by his grandson, Alexander Benois. According to Benois, Cavos was overwhelmed by lucrative...
Ballets Russes. Benois was also focused on historical accuracy and had an extensive knowledge of fashion history. In addition, Benois contributed scenic...
the History of St. Petersburg (three landscape oil paintings), the BenoisFamily Museum (landscape oil painting), the Yelagin Palace Museum (landscape...
Benois House (Russian: До́м Бенуа́, romanized: Dóm Benuá), also widely known as the Three Benois House (Russian: До́м трёх Бенуа́, romanized: Dóm trokh...
Alexandre Benois, Walter Nouvel, Konstantin Somov, and Léon Bakst. Although not instantly received into the group, Diaghilev was aided by Benois in developing...
of Albert Cavos, married Nicholas Benois, a prominent Russian architect, and became the matriarch of the Benoisfamily. Her descendants included many notable...
in Amsterdam. On 17 July 1920, he married the painter Nadia Benois, daughter of Leon Benois. The Ustinovs returned to London, where Klop became a press...
Museum / The Benois Wing. Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 15 April 2019. The Mikhailovsky Palace and The Benois Wing Map (PDF)...
with Flowers, which he had correctly attributed to da Vinci, from the Benoisfamily. Liphart also notably identified the painting Saint Peter and Saint...
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