2-701-989 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Portrait of Denis Davydov', c1811, (1939). Russian soldier Yevgraf Davydov (1775-1823) fought in the Napoleonic Wars at the Battle of Austerlitz and the Battle of Ostrovnoye. He lost an arm and a leg at the Battle of Leipzig (1813), and was decorated with military honours. Orest Kiprensky (1782-1836) was born a serf near Saint Petersburg, and while still a boy gained a place to study at the Imperial Academy of Arts in the city. He lived for some years in Italy. Painting in the collection of The State Russian Museum, St Petersburg, Russia. From "The Russian State Museum". [State Art Publishers, Moscow and Leningrad, 1939]