Nicholas I on horseback by G.Dawe (1822, priv.coll), George Dawe, 1822

George dawe, r. A. (1781-1829) portrait of grand duke nicholas, later emperor nicholas i (1825-55), on horseback signed, inscribed and dated 'painted by g. Dawe st. Petersburg 1822' (lower left) and with later inscriptions in russian 'alek. Benkendorf/gr[and]-d[uke]-nikolai pavl[ovich]/paint[ed] by dawe' (on the reverse) and 'g?. Sukarov-l?. . Dkolvan?' (upper right, on the reverse) oil on canvas 48¼ x 38 5/8 in. (122. 5 x 98. 1 cm. ). Object Type: painting. Date: 1822.