Johann Jakob von Pistor, Johann Werner Kobold, after 1771

Johann jakob von pistor (1739-1814) is shown on a reddish brown background, in half-length in three-quarters profile, facing right. He is wearing a green uniform of a russian artillery major, with silver epaulettes, red lapels and a red waistcoat fitted with golden braids. Pistor, a hessian by birth, in 1771 joined the russian service and would later become a lt. General and the chief of general staff of imperial russian army. Object Type: painting. Date: after 1771. Dimensions: height: 70.5 cm (27.7 in); width: 58.5 cm (23 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Hessen Kassel Heritage. Johann Werner Kobold (1740 - 1803) - Johann Jakob von Pistor