Portrait of Alexander Gresser (1772-1822)

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  Dow, George  (English artist, 1781-1829).    
Portrait of Alexander Ivanovich Gresser (1772-1822) [Izomaterial]. - Electron. Dan. (227 Kb). - (St. Petersburg: The State Hermitage, 2003). - 1 file: color. - Portrait. Canvas, oil. 70x62,5 cm. Not later than 1827 - Electronic reproduction of a painting from the 1812 Military Gallery of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Photographers: NN Antonova, Yu. A. Molodkovets, IE Regentova. - Portrait of a belt, turn of the face 2/3 to the left, 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. Gresser, Alexander Ivanovichf1772 - 1822 - 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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At the beginning of the Patriotic War of 1812 he was in Borisov with a detachment of two reserve battalions of the 1st and 33rd Jäger Regiments and the Miner Company MG. Sazonov from the 2 nd Pioneer Regiment, then joined the detachment with the 2nd Western Army and was "on the engineering side" with the 7th Infantry Corps. Participant in the battles of Saltanovka, near Smolensk, Borodin (awarded the Order of St. Anne 2 nd century). December 25, 1812, promoted to the rank of Major-General. - Biography of AI Gresser, see: Wikipedia - free encyclopedia, article" Gresser, Alexander Ivanovich ". - 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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