Pietro Gonzaga (1751-1831). 1801 coronation, Nikolskaya Gates, Pietro Gonzaga

Draft of decoration of the en:nikolskaya tower in moscow for the 1801 coronation of alexander i of russia. Note the tower itself has not yet been crowned with present-day high spire (it was added a few years later, destroyed in 1812 and again rebuilt). Date: 1801. Collection: Hermitage Museum.