File:Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia.jpg

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Gustav von Mardefeld  (1664–1729) wikidata:Q1556645
 
Alternative names
Gustaf von Mardefeld
Description German diplomat and painter
Date of birth/death 1664 Edit this at Wikidata 6 December 1729 / 1729 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Pomerania
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artist QS:P170,Q1556645
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English: This is a portrait of Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia (1672–1725), and his page boy. It is by the German artist Baron Gustav von Mardefeld and dates from the early 18th century. They are shown on the battlefield and are wearing ceremonial dress. The boy was originally thought to be Abraham Hannibal [also spellt Abram Gannibal] (about 1696–1781), who had been kidnapped from Africa at a young age and adopted by Peter the Great. Hannibal later became chief military engineer in the Russian Army and was the great-grandfather of the famous writer Alexander Pushkin. But at the time that this portrait was painted Hannibal would have been in his mid twenties.
Date circa 1707
date QS:P571,+1707-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
or ca. 1720 (made)
Medium watercolor on vellum miniature
institution QS:P195,Q213322
Current location
Europe 1600-1815, Room 5, The Friends of the V&A Gallery, case CA10, shelf DRAWER 1
Accession number
605-1882
Credit line Bequeathed by John Jones
Source/Photographer https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O98300/miniature-peter-the-great-with-a/

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