Prince N.F. Yusupov

Nikolai Felixovich, Count Sumaroko-Elston (1883-22) was the elder brother of Felix Yusoupv who was instrumental in killing the infamous Rasputin.  

Nikolai studied Fine Arts at University College, Oxford England and married Princess Irina of Russia, the Tsar's only niece, in February 1914.  Their daughter, Princess Irina Felixovna Yusupova, nicknamed Bebe, was born on 21 March 1915.

He was killed on Krestovsky Island in a duel by a jealous husband, Arvid Manteuffel, in the summer of 1908.

The Reference number in the Hermitage for this painting is #1532.