Keywords: Ershov P.P. (1815-1869) 2.jpg en Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov 1815 � 1869 � a Russian poet novelist and playwright Lifetime portrait of Pyotr P Ershov by Nikolay Madzhi Maggi end of 1850s is considered as the most reliable image of the author of «The Little Humpbacked Horse» Nikolay Gaetanovich Madzhi Nicola Maggi was the son of Gaetano Maggi a Venetian forced to emigrate to Russia following the Austrian occupation of 1849 He passed the final exams at the St Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts This portrait was discovered i 2004 in the manuscript department of the Russian National Library in St Petersburg from the archive of collectors Alexei Fedorovich and Peter Kartavovyh The undated portrait has a size of 26 by 20 cm oil on cardboard and framed by an oval It shows a middle-aged Ershov against the sky with pink clouds wearing a black coat white shirt and a tie ru Пёт� Павлович Е� шов 1815 � 1869 � � усский поэт п� озаик и д� амату� г П� ижизненный по� т� ет Пет� а Павловича Е� шова � аботы художника � иколая � аджи конец 1850-х считающийся самым достове� ным изоб� ажением авто� а «Конька-го� бунка» http //www epwr ru/quotauthor/202/ here / здесь Nicola Maggi/ � иколай Гаэтанович � аджи / Nikolay Madzhi late 1850s / конец 1850-х PD-old retouched contrasted and enlightened VladiMens Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov |