Portrait of Admiral Alexander S. Shishkov (1754-1841), 1826. Creator: George Dawe.

Portrait of Admiral Alexander S. Shishkov (1754-1841), 1826. Creator: George Dawe.

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Portrait of Admiral Alexander S. Shishkov (1754-1841), 1826. English portraitist George Dawe (1781-1829) was commissioned by Alexander I to paint 329 portraits of senior Russian military staff who had successfully fought Napoleon during his invasion of Russia, for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. Dawe worked in Saint Petersburg from 1822 to 1828, with his assistants, Alexander Polyakov and Wilhelm August Golicke, and was officially appointed First Portrait Painter of the Imperial Court.

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Creator
  1. George Dawe, attributed to: British; English: Artist, painter and writerSearch Wikipedia for George Dawe
Subject
  1. Alexander Semyonovich Shiskov: Russian: naval officer, writerSearch Wikipedia for Alexander Semyonovich Shiskov
Medium
  1. Canvas
  2. Oil
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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History & Politics War & Military Military Uniform & Equipment

History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3717x4960
File Size : 54,013kb

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  1. Q21722735
  1. ??-5842
  1. 1400001245
  1. 3-093-782
  1. 3093782
  1. Q21722735

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