Portrait of Alexei Petrovich Nikitin (1777-1858)

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  Dow, George  (English artist, 1781-1829).    
Portrait of Alexei Petrovich Nikitin (1777-1858) [Izomaterial]. - Electron. Dan. (227 Kb). - (St. Petersburg: The State Hermitage, 2003). - 1 file: color. - Portrait. Canvas, oil. 70x62,5 cm. Not later than 1825 - Electronic reproduction of a painting from the Military Gallery of the 1812 State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Photographers: NN Antonova, Yu. A. Molodkovets, IE Regentova. - The portrait of the belt, the turn of the face 2/3 to the right, in a military uniform. - 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. Nikitin, Alexei Petrovich (1777 - 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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During the Patriotic War of 1812 he fought at the Island and Smolensk, then was in the rearguard of the 1st Western Army and for distinction in battle at the Kolotsky Monastery was awarded the Order of St. Anna of the 2nd degree with diamonds, and for bravery in the battle of Borodino is presented to the Order St. George of the 4th degree. He fought under Maloyaroslavets and Krasny, where he distinguished himself especially by capturing an enemy battery, for which he was promoted to major general on December 26, 1812. - The biography of AP Nikitin, see: Wikipedia - free encyclopedia, article" Nikitin, Alexey Petrovich ". - 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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