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File:Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia.jpg

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    Artist
    Gustav von Mardefeld (1664–1729) wikidata:Q1556645
     
    Alternative names
    Gustaf von Mardefeld
    Description German diplomat, painter and politician
    Date of birth/death 1664 Edit this at Wikidata 6 December 1729 / 1729 Edit this at Wikidata
    Location of birth/death Pomerania Edit this at Wikidata
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    artist QS:P170,Q1556645
    Description
    English: This is a portrait of Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia (1672–1725), and his black page boy wearing a slave collar. It is by the German artist Baron Gustav von Mardefeld and dates from the early 18th century. They are shown on the battlefield and are wearing ceremonial dress. The boy was originally thought to be Abraham Hannibal [also spellt Abram Gannibal] (about 1696–1781), who had been kidnapped from Africa at a young age and adopted by Peter the Great. Hannibal later became chief military engineer in the Russian Army and was the great-grandfather of the famous writer Alexander Pushkin. But at the time that this portrait was painted Hannibal would have been in his mid twenties.
    Date circa 1707
    date QS:P571,+1707-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    or ca. 1720 (made)
    Medium watercolor on vellum miniature
    institution QS:P195,Q213322
    Current location
    Europe 1600-1815, Room 5, The Friends of the V&A Gallery, case CA10, shelf DRAWER 1
    Accession number
    605-1882
    Credit line Bequeathed by John Jones
    Source/Photographer https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O98300/miniature-peter-the-great-with-a/

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