Portrait of Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
1720-е (?), 1726 (?)
- oil on canvas. 80 х 64
From the pre-war collection of the museum- Музей «Новый Иерусалим»
Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (April 30, 1700 – June 18, 1739)
Duke, husband of Tsesarevna Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great. Father of Emperor Peter III. In 1722 Charles Frederick was awarded the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called. In 1735 he established the Order of St. Anne in memory of his wife and became its Grand Master.
Information related to provenance of the portrait that was listed in the accession book as a “Portrait of an Unknown Man” has never been found. The pre-war archive of the museum was lost, except for some fragments, just like its pre-war accession books. An illegible inscription (signature?) in Latin and a date that probably reads 1726 (?) were found when the portrait was renovated in 1988 (art restorer P.S. Mishin).