Nattier, J.-M. Portrait of Peter I

Nattier, J.-M.

1685, Париж — 1766, Париж

Portrait of Peter I

1717

oil on canvas. 142,5 х 110
Received in 1947 from the State Tretyakov Gallery; earlier (in 1931) – State Tretyakov Gallery; from 1850 – Winter Palace (Romanov Gallery); until 1850 – Academy of Arts.
State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Period 18th century
Virtual exhibitions and 3d-tours
- Peter I and his Era
- Peter the Great: His Era and His Inner Circle.
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Jean-Marc Nattier painted this portrait of Peter the Great from life in 1717 in Paris; the painting was a companion portrait to the portrait of Catherine I that was highly praised by the Russian tsar.

Nattier depicted Peter wearing a knight’s suit of armour against a battleship background. There are several similar variants of the portrait of Peter the Great. The one that is signed and dated is housed in the Munich Residenz. Authenticity of the Hermitage painting was questioned already in the 19^th century. In 1872 the picture was housed in the former living room of Empress Elizabeth Alexeyevna in the Grand Palace in Tsarskoye Selo.

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