Portrait of Prince Alexander Bezborodko
1704
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1704
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of Prince Alexander Bezborodko is a 1704 unspecified by Pierre Charles Cior, a Rococo painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This portrait shows Prince Alexander Bezborodko in a dark blue military coat with gold trim. His white cravat and powdered wig look stiff and formal. The background is plain, so your eyes stay on his serious face. Cior painted this in the 1790s, when Bezborodko ran Russia for Catherine the Great. The artist used soft light on the face to hide wrinkles. It’s not flashy—just a quiet record of a powerful man. Look up Pierre-Charles Cior (French, 1769–1840) if you like this calm, real style.
This portrait of Alexander Bezborodko, chancellor of Russia from 1747 to 1799, was painted by Pierre-Charles Cior in the final years of the 18th century. Previously a foreign minister for Catherine the Great, the prince became grand chancellor of the Russian empire upon the 1797 accession to the throne of Catherine's son Paul I. In this position, Bezborodko reformed the post office, regulated the banking systems, and constructed roads. Here he is shown dressed in a blue uniform with the blue sash of the Order of Saint Andrew over the red and black sash of the Order of Saint Vladimir. Pinned…
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Pierre Charles Cior (1769 – after 1838), a French painter of historical subjects, portraits, and miniatures, was born in Paris. He was a pupil of Bauzin, and became miniature painter to the king of Spain. He died in 1838.
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