Georg von Bothmann

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Grave of Georg von Bothmann in the old Annenfriedhof in Dresden

Georg von Bothmann ( Russian: Egor Botman ) (born February 26, 1810 in Lübeck , † September 18, 1891 in Dresden ) was a German portrait painter at the Imperial Russian court in St. Petersburg .

For his portrait of Tsar Nicholas I, he received the title of "Imperial Russian Court Painter" and became a member of the Art Academy in St. Petersburg. He portrayed the Russian Tsars Nicholas I and Alexander II as well as members of the nobility, admirals and the military. His paintings are in the Hermitage , the Naval Museum and the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. His grave is in the old Annenfriedhof in Dresden.

Works

  • Portrait of Count Alexander von Benckendorff

  • Portrait of Prince IV Vasilchikov

  • Tsar Nicholas I in Peterhof

  • Tsar Alexander II

  • Pyotr Mikhailovich Prince Volkonsky

literature

  • Hackmann, Lisa: "Bothmann, Georg (von) (Bo (o) tman (n), Egor Ivanovič)", in: Savoy, Bénédicte and Nerlich, France (ed.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital. Volume 1: 1793-1843 , Berlin / Boston 2013, pp. 30–31.
personal data
SURNAME Bothmann, Georg von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Botman, Egor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German portrait painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH September 18, 1891
Place of death Dresden