Voille J. L. Portrait of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich

Voille J. L.

1744, Paris – after 1803, ?

Portrait of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich

После 1771

oil on canvas. 65,5 х 52
Ж-5386
Дар великой княгини Елизаветы Федоровны, 1908 (собрание великого князя Сергея Александровича)

Location in museum The St Michael’s Castle Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 232. The Dining Room
Period 18th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Catherine the Great (1762-1796) | The Epoch of Paul I (1796-1801) | Rossiсa | male portrait | The Rulers of the Russian Empire | The Romanovs | male costume | secular costume | Orders and Medals
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The Grand Duke Paul Petrovich was the son of Empress Catherine the Great and Emperor Peter III. Paul I reigned as Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801.

In 1798 he was elected the Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. He was murdered on 11 of March 1801 by conspirators during a palace coup. He was called “the Russian Hamlet” as he is one of the tragic figures who reigned in Russia.

Paul I is depicted with the orders of St Andrew (the ribbon and the star) and St Anna (the cross).

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