On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P00645
- Author
- Carreño de Miranda, Juan (Spanish)
- Title
- The Russian Ambassador, Peter Ivanovitch Potemkin
- Chronology
- 1681
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 204 cm x 120 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
A full-length portrait of Peter
Ivanovitch Potemkin, the Russian
Ambassador sent to the Court of
Carlos II by tsar Feodor II in
1668, and between 1681 and 1682,
when this work is thought to have
been painted.
The composition, with the figure
standing out over a black
background, emphasizes his
sumptuous vestments and underlines
his exoticism, allowing us to
imagine the impression the Russian
embassy must have caused in
Spain.
This painting is mentioned in 1686
in the workshop of the chamber
painters at Madrid's Alcázar
Palace.
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