The artist is Repin
The brothers of Vera Alekseevna Shevtsova, the future wife of the artist, are depicted – Alexander and Alexey. At this time, Alexei was a gymnasium student, Alexander was a freedom of the architectural class of the Academy of Arts. Light flirting between a young man and a girl gives a household stage a romantic mood.
The Russian Museum. From the icon to the present. 2005. With. 204.