PORTRAIT OF GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS PAVLOVICH (NICHOLAS I)

Creator(s): L. Sievers (Painter) , George Dawe (After)

On view in: Pavilion

About this object

The half-length portrait depicts a young officer facing partly right. He wears a dark green uniform with a red panel along the front, red cuffs, a gold collar, and gold epaulettes. He wears the blue sash of the Order of St. Andrew and a badge of another order at the throat.

Object name:

PORTRAIT OF GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS PAVLOVICH (NICHOLAS I)

Made from:

Oil on canvas

Made in:

Russia

Date made:

1832

Size:

42.2 x 32.4 cm (16 5/8 x 12 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

51.74

Class:

PAINTING

Signature marks:

SIGNATURE; DATE L. Sievers, 1832 [Lower left] SEAL Seal of Nicholas I (not visible in 2015) [On back] INSCRIPTIONS “TU / HANS.UDSS. / 3546 / NTEK-NSN” (white paint); “5339” (pencil); [On back] LABELS Label 1: “75”; Label 2: “TUROR”; Label 3: “8. / […]” (illegible – Cyrillic?) [On back] STAMP “DOUANE / […]PORTA[…]ION / […] / […]ALE” (French customs) [On back]

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973