. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁the ▁young ▁sop rano ▁singer ▁F él ia ▁Lit vin ne ▁arrived ▁from ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁and ▁started ▁taking ▁less ons ▁with ▁Paul ine ▁Vi ard ot - G ar cia . ▁T urg ene v ▁purchased ▁one ▁of ▁Har lam off ' s ▁paint ings ▁from ▁Bog oly ub ov , ▁entitled ▁Gi ps y ▁Girl . ▁Har lam off ▁joined ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Art ▁Ex hib itions ▁at ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts , ▁in ▁May ▁he ▁exhib ited ▁the ▁port ra its ▁of ▁T urg ene v ▁and ▁Al phon se ▁Da ud et ▁at ▁the ▁Sal on . ▁ ▁Har lam off ▁and ▁T urg ene v ▁visited ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁late ▁May / ear ly ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁T urg ene v ▁commission ed ▁Har lam off ▁to ▁portrait ▁the ▁bibli oph ile ▁collect or ▁Alexandre ▁F . ▁On egin ▁( O tto ). ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁( 1 0 ▁December ) ▁Har lam off ▁became ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Russian ▁Art ists ▁for ▁the ▁Mut ual ▁Support ▁and ▁Ben ef action ▁Ab road ▁( Pres ident : ▁the ▁Russian ▁minister ▁in ▁Paris ▁Prince ▁Nikol ai ▁A . ▁Or lov , ▁chairman : ▁Bog oly ub ov , ▁Secretary : ▁T urg ene v , ▁pur ser : ▁the ▁bank er ▁Hor ace ▁Gün zburg ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8