In the second half of the 1830s, this painting by f. Kruger replaced the portrait of alexander i, executed for the military gallery by george dawe. The emperor is depicted in a general's uniform, with the ribbon of the order of st. Andrew the first-called, the insignia of the order of the garter (england) and the sword (sweden), united by the star of the order of st. Andrew the first-called, the insignia of the order of st. George, 4th degree, the medal "in memory of the patriotic war" (russia) and the insignia of foreign orders. The emperor is shown against the background of paris, riding the horse eclipse, which napoleon presented to him in 1808 in erfurt. Alexander rode into paris on this horse in 1814. Object Type: painting. Genre: equestrian portrait. Date: 1837. Place of creation: Germany. Dimensions: height: 484 cm (15.8 ft) ; width: 344 cm (11.2 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. Alexander I of Russia by F.Kruger (1837, Hermitage)
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