Portrait of Peter III

The artist is anthropov Pyotr Fedorovich (1728-1762)-son of the Cesarevna Anna Petrovna and Karl Friedrich, Duke of Golstein-Gottorp. The grandson of two implacable enemies: the Russian emperor Peter I and the Swedish King Charles XII. Since 1742 – heir to the Russian throne. From December 25, 1761 to June 28, 1762 – Emperor Peter III….

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Portrait in. G. Farmor

The artist is Vishnyakov For many years, Vishnyakov headed the “picturesque team” of the office from buildings, a state institution, which was in charge of construction work and decorative decoration of palaces and churches of St. Petersburg and its suburbs in the 18th century. As a master of the “picturesque team”, Vishnyakov performed church images,…

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Portrait of Princess E. A. Lobanova-Rostov

The artist is Argunov Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Lobanova-Rostovskaya, nee Princess Kurakina (1735-1802), since 1752-Princess, wife of the prince and. AND. Lobanova-Rostovsky, wife of the prince and. AND. Lobanova-Rostovsky, niece of the count of Nikita and Peter Panins, the second cousin of Emperor Peter II. According to the recollection of contemporaries, “I did not know pride, it…

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Portrait with. E. Fermor

The artist is Vishnyakov For many years, Vishnyakov headed the “picturesque team” of the office from buildings, a state institution, which was in charge of construction work and decorative decoration of palaces and churches of St. Petersburg and its suburbs in the 18th century. As a master of the “picturesque team”, Vishnyakov performed church images,…

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Portrait of the baron with. G. Stroganova

The artist is Nikitin Stroganov Sergey Grigoryevich (1707–1756) – youngest son of the Sol -Indian “eminent man” g. D. Stroganova and his second wife Maria Yakovlevna (nee. Novosiltseva). Baron (from 1722), actual chamberlain, lieutenant general. The owner of the palace in St. Petersburg on Nevsky Prospekt, built by f. B. Rastrelli. Collector, founder of the…

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Peter I on the mortal bed

The artist is Nikitin Nikitin’s picture is perceived as a requiem for "Father of the Fatherland". Immediately after the death of Peter Nikitin, he was invited to capture the dead emperor. On the portrait, the king is depicted, dressed in a white shirt, covered with yellowish drapery and blue with an ermine mantle. The image…

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Portrait of Peter I

The artist is Caravak Peter I the Great (Petr Alekseevich; May 30 / June 9, 1672, Moscow − January 28 /8 February, 1725, St. Petersburg) − The last king of all Rus’ from the Romanov dynasty (from 1682) and the first Emperor All -Russian (since 1721). He was the fourteenth child of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich,…

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