Portrait of Aleksandra Vojejkova

Józef Oleszkiewicz (1777–1830) painted Aleksandra Voyeykova when she had only just opened her literary salon. She is depicted leaning gracefully on a table, wearing an elegant and dark but modest dress, and the serious expression on her rather sad face shows no sign of levity. Her distant look seems to reflect her thoughts, deep in the world of poetry and the imagination.