Nadia Benois
Nadia Benois | |
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| Надежда Бенуа | |
Self-portrait | |
| Born | Nadezhda Leontievna Benois 17 May 1896 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 8 December 1975 (aged 79) Gloucestershire, England |
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| Spouse | Jona von Ustinov |
| Children | Peter Ustinov |
| Relatives | Tamara Ustinov (granddaughter) |
Nadezhda Leontievna Ustinova (Russian: Надежда Леонтьевна Устинова; née Benois (Бенуа); 17 May 1896 – 8 December 1975), better known as Nadia Benois, was a Russian-born British painter of still lifes and landscapes, and stage designer. Her father Leon Benois belonged to the Benois family. She was the mother of British actor, writer, and filmmaker Sir Peter Ustinov.