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Johann Heinrich Schmidt: The Portrait of the Russian Military Commander Alexander Suvorov (1730–1800).  wikidata:Q122944907 reasonator:Q122944907
Artist
Johann Heinrich Schmidt  (1749–1829)  wikidata:Q18511886
 
Alternative names
johann heinrich schmidt; joh. heinr. schmidt; joh. h. schmidt; joh. heinrich schmidt; Henry Schmidt; johann h. schmidt
Description German pastellist
son of Johann Thomas Schmidt (17.. - 1790) and father of Heinrich Friedrich Thomas Schmidt (1780 - after 1829)
Date of birth/death 10 February 1749 Edit this at Wikidata 28 October 1829 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Hildburghausen Edit this at Wikidata Dresden Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q18511886
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
The Portrait of the Russian Military Commander Alexander Suvorov (1730–1800).
label QS:Lru,"Портрет полководца Александра Васильевича Суворова (1730–1800)."
label QS:Len,"The Portrait of the Russian Military Commander Alexander Suvorov (1730–1800)."
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
The portrait was drawn from life four months before the death of Alexander Suvorov and was the last lifetime portrait of the commander. The pastel was performed in Prague, where Suvorov stayed for a while as he went to Russia after the Swiss Expedition. The J.H. Schmidt's portrait became a base for numerous repetitions and derivatives; the engravings of A.A. Frolov and N.I. Utkin are the most well-known among them.
Suvorov is portrayed in the white Austrian uniform of a field marshal; in later repetitions artists depicted Suvorov in the Russian uniform and with other decorations.
Date 1800
date QS:P571,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium pastel on parchment
medium QS:P186,Q189085;P186,Q226697,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 35 cm (13.7 in); width: 29.5 cm (11.6 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,35U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,29.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q132783
Object history In the begining of 19th century the artwork was lost; probably, it was in Konchanskoe, the abandoned estate of Alexander Suvorov, and then was stolen. In 1897 the portrait was purchased for the collection of Hermitage by Emperor Nikolas II from Collegiate Councilor A.V. Vereshchagin.
Inscriptions

verso:

Souvorov d`apres nature par Schmidt anno 1800
[Suvorov portrayed from life by Schmidt in 1800]
Now lost
References Е.Г. Перова. Иоганн Генрих Шмидт – знаменитый и забытый. (in Russian). Retrieved on 31 March 2012.
(in Russian) (1977) Государственный Эрмитаж. Памятники русской художественной культуры, Moscow: Советский художник, no. 44
Source/Photographer Scanned from:(in Russian) (1977) Государственный Эрмитаж. Памятники русской художественной культуры, Moscow: Советский художник, no. 44
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