▁estate , ▁Nich ol sk oe , ▁near ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁Once ▁he ▁spent ▁two ▁weeks ▁with ▁them ▁and ▁another ▁time ▁he ▁stayed ▁with ▁them ▁for ▁an ▁entire ▁month . ▁ ▁On ▁one ▁such ▁visit , ▁Raf ail ▁wel com ed ▁Tol sto y ▁hosp it ably ▁into ▁his ▁work shop ▁and ▁discussed ▁painting ▁Tol sto y ' s ▁portrait . ▁ ▁The ▁session ▁took ▁place , ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁Nich ol sk oe ' s ▁house . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁told ▁that ▁Lev it sky , ▁while ▁standing , ▁drew ▁on ▁an ▁eas el ▁and ▁chose ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁sketch ▁view ing ▁Tol sto y ' s ▁right ▁profile . ▁ ▁To ▁facil itate ▁the ▁pos ing , ▁someone ▁read ▁al oud ▁from ▁a ▁Henry k ▁S ien k iew icz ▁( 1 8 4 6 – 1 9 1 6 ) ▁novel . ▁ ▁The ▁session ▁last ed ▁for ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁hours . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁permission ▁of ▁Tol sto y , ▁the ▁final ▁drawing ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁an ▁eng ra ving ▁and ▁sold ▁in ▁sh ops ▁throughout ▁Russia . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Leo ▁Tol sto y ▁travel led ▁to ▁Gr ine v ka ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁his ▁son , ▁Count ▁I . ▁L . ▁Tol sto y . ▁While ▁living ▁there , ▁he ▁once ▁again ▁visited ▁his ▁friend , ▁the ▁land l ord , ▁Raf ail ▁S . ▁Lev it sky , ▁where ▁he