Author: Borovikovsky Vladimir Lukich. 1757-1828
Creation date: 1801-1802
Genre: Painting
Prince Alexander Kurakin (1752-1818) was raised along with the future Emperor Paul I. During his reign and the reign of Alexander I, he held important public office, was knight of all Russian orders. For his love of precious stones, Kurakin"s contemporaries called him a "diamond prince". The black robe with a white cross indicates the Prince association with Order of Malta, of which Emperor Paul I was commander and gross master. Created at the turn of the XVIII-XIX centuries, Kurakin's ceremonial portrait absorbed all the achievements of the XVIII century painting.