baptism of christ
gagarin continued friendship lermontov. in 1840 followed exiled lermontov caucasus in tengin regiment in caucasian war. according d.a. stolypin, lived in same tent.
they took part in operations against gortsy, native people inhabiting mountains of causasus, continued creative work. there known few works of art labeled lermontoff delineavit, gagarin pinxit (lermontov drew, gagarin painted). in 1841 lermontov killed on duel, gagarin continued military service.
in 1842 took part in general chernyshyov expedition in daghestan , served dragoons until 1848. received few orders bravery , military ranges of rittmeister , colonel.
gagarin married twice. first wife anya nikolaievna dolgorukova (1823–1845), whom had daughter, princess yekaterina grigoryevna gagarina (1844–1920). on 29 august 1848 married sofiya andreievna dashkova (7 july 1822 - 20 december 1908), daughter of andrei vasiliyevich dashkov , niece of dmitri vasiliyevich dashkov, former minister of justice.
in 1848-1855 lived in tiflis serving under mikhail semyonovich vorontsov. among military , administrative duties, gagarin did lot of works city. built theater there, frescoed tbilisi sioni cathedral, , restored frescoes of old georgian cathedrals, including betania monastery. time born first children second marriage: prince grigory in 1850; princess mariya (tiflis, 14 june 1851 - cannes, 2 august 1941), marriage mikhail nikolaievich raievsky (1841–1893) had beside 7 other children irina mikhailovna raievskaya, morganatic wife of george, duke of mecklenburg; , princess anastasia in 1853.
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