Portrait of Alexander Nikitich Seslavin (1780-1858)

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  Dow, George  (English artist, 1781-1829).    
Portrait of Alexander Nikitich Seslavin (1780-1858) [Izomaterial]. - Electron. Dan. (248 KB). - (St. Petersburg: The State Hermitage, 2003). - 1 file: color. - Portrait. Canvas, oil. 70.0х62.5 cm. 1823. - Electronic reproduction of a painting from the Military Gallery of the 1812 State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Photographers: NN Antonova, Yu. A. Molodkovets, IE Regentova. - Portrait of a breastplate, turn of the face 2/3 to the right, in a military uniform, against a background of a landscape. - The image was provided by the State Hermitage (St. Petersburg) for the collections "The Patriotic War of 1812" and "Russia in Faces", without the right to publish in other publications, both print and electronic .
1. Seslavin, Alexander Nikitich (1780 - 1858) - Portraits. 2. The State Hermitage. Military Gallery of 1812 (St. Petersburg, city) - Exhibits. 3. Dow, George (1781 - 1829). Portraits. 4. Patriotic War of 1812 (collection). 5. Russia in the faces (collection). 6. Portrait painting.
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In 1812 - captain of the Life Guards Horse Artillery, adjutant of the War Minister MB Barclay de Tolly. Fought in the rearguard of the 1st Western Army. For the difference in the battle of Borodino awarded the Order of St. George of the 4th class. Since September 30, 1812, commanded an army partisan detachment operating on the Borovsk road, the first to receive reliable information about the abandonment of the enemy by Moscow and its movement to Kaluga. During the pursuit of the retreating enemy, he took part in the battles at Vyazma, near Lyakhov, Borisov took the first place and established a connection between the troops of Admiral P. V. Chichagov and General P. H. Wittgenstein, who first attacked the enemy in Vilna. October 31, 1812 was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the Sumy Hussar Regiment. - For the biography of A. N. Seslavin, see: The Big Biographical Encyclopedia, the article "Seslavin, Alexander Nikitich", ; Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia, article" Seslavin, Alexander Nikitich ". - Materials of the Internet project "1812", section "The Military Gallery of the Winter Palace" (prepared for publication by Podmazo AA, 2003) (http://www.museum.ru/museum/1812/Persons/VGZD/index. html).
Electronic copy source: The State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Location of original material: The State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
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