This mysterious Russian admiral?

[раскатов]

Recently (29 October 2010) in a Western auction was sold to "half-length portrait Russian admiral, with rod in hand, against the backdrop of Korab and strength." Oil on canvas, unframed. Size 52.1 H68, 6 cm
Experts have suggested that the author belongs to a circle artist Georg Desmarees (Swedish, 1697-1776)

Painting sold for £ 9,375 ($ 14,925)
Estimate £ 1,500 - £ 2,500 ($ 2,369 - $ 3,948). Strong likelihood that the painting was purchased for the Russian market.

When I talked about painting one of his acquaintances, a connoisseur of Russian painting, he said that everything is a long time and found that izobazhenny, in fact, the generation of the admiral, Prince Mikhail Golitsyn (1684 -1764). At first I agreed with the conclusion, but then hesitated, very much confused me age of the image when I looked at the portrait of Prince Golitsyn, MM (1684 -1764), the work of Russian artist Ivan Kharlamov. 1763 Prince had already had behind him more than 70 to rejuvenate himself.
I had to dig in the archives and select a more appropriate model. Portrait of Pavel Petrovich with a black boy. Oil on canvas. Stefano TORELLI (1712-1780).
Offered wishing to express their views.

[Wladzislaw]

Take the handbook NN Bantysh-Kamensky and begin to check on orders and sailors.

[Игорь Гурьев]

peals, think it's Pavel Petrovich?

Something does not look like, in my opinion.

[sergey7]

Among the princes Golitsyn was a nobleman More seaman Mikhail Mikhailovich (1675-1730), member of the Azov-Black Sea-Baltic

campaigns and battles.
Is there confusion?

[раскатов]

Сообщение от Guriev, Igor

peals, think it's Pavel Petrovich?
Something does not look like, in my opinion.

Yes, shodesti enough, but something common in these portraits are. We need to think.
.... already thought about it and wondering what is depicted still a young man or young person in the admiral's uniform. After all, were then in painting any age canons, as the Western artists, and Russian artists. Even if we assume that the portrait of imperfection affects the brush, but does not pull a portrait of an elderly admiral.
In this portrait, across the bottom, carried an ermine mantle, this princely attribute. Here's another portrait of Grand Duke in childhood of the artist, AP Losenko. 1763. (Vseravno all the portraits turn in the period 1760 -1770 gg.)

[Игорь Гурьев]

Yes, I think it's Pavel Petrovich, but not very much like the picture.


Sponges characteristic bow.

[K-Maler]

Сообщение от peals; 1450581"

a portrait across the bottom, carried an ermine mantle, this princely attribute. Here's another portrait of Grand Duke in childhood of the artist, AP Losenko. 1763. (Vseravno all the portraits turn in the period 1760 -1770 years.)

In the background izobazhena part of a building like a fortress or a pastiche ... Here it may be a clue ... where and by whom it was built ...

[Wladzislaw]

Delaper NB

Portrait of Tsarevich Paul Petrovich in the admiral's uniform.
1769.

[Eriksson]

Сообщение от K-Maler

In the background izobazhena part of the building like a fortress or a pastiche ...
Here it may be the key ...
where and for whom was built ...

In the portrait Delapera same surroundings in the background - the ship and tower.

[U_Z]

And his eyes a grandmother .

Probably, the artist painted portraits of some prints, so it turned out.


PS: and even attach photos daughters Pavel Petrovich as a child.