Kiprensky O. A. Portrait of Vasily Musin-Pushkin-Bruce

Kiprensky O. A.

1772, Nezhinskaya (St Petersburg Province) - 1836, Rome

Portrait of Vasily Musin-Pushkin-Bruce

After 1813

oil on canvas. 75.5 x 62
Ж-5416
Received in 1925 from the collection of V. Zubov

Location in museum The St Michael’s Castle Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 203
Period Early 19th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Alexander I (1801-1825) | male portrait | Aristocrats | male costume | secular costume | Orders and Medals
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Vasily Musin-Pushkin-Bruce (1775 (?) — 1836) was a Count and the son of Field Marshal Count Valentin Musin-Pushkin. In 1793, he married Countess Yekaterina Bruce and received permission to add his wife’s maiden name to his own. He served in the College of Foreign Affairs. He was an actual chamberlain and from 1825 through 1836, a chief cup bearer. Member of several Mason lodges. Patron of the Arts. Chairman of the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of Artists. Depicted with the Order of St Anne of the 1st class (star; 1806).

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