PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER I

Creator(s): Unknown (Painter) , Stepan Semenovich Shchukin (After)

On view in: Entry Hall

About this object

Half length portrait of Emperor Alexander I, standing and facing forward with a red curtain in the background. Dressed in a dark blue uniform with a high red collar embroidered in gold and with gold epaulettes and buttons. Across his chest is the blue sash of the Imperial Order of the White Eagle and on his chest the star of the Imperial Order of St. Andrew.

Object name:

PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER I

Made from:

Oil on canvas

Made in:

Russia

Date made:

early 19th Century

Size:

84.5 x 60.3 cm (33 1/4 x 23 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

51.70

Class:

PAINTING

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973