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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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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