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Alexander Vasilievich Polyakov (; 1801, place unknown - 9 January 1835,
by Vladislav Mikhailovich Glinka He also deducted pay for the days that Polyakov was ill which, due to his poor health, often left him with little. Dawe was painting portraits of war heroes for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. The project lasted from 1822 to 1828, and over 300 portraits were created. Later examination suggests that many of these were painted by Polyakov and signed by Dawe. He may have also restored and improved a number of portraits that were hastily executed. In 1833, thanks to a petition from his fellow artists, he was freed from serfdom. Alexey Olenin, the President of the Imperial Academy. signed a declaration elevating him to the status of "". This was partly in recognition of the poor treatment he had received from Dawe. He was also given a monthly stipend of 30 Rubles, but this was barely enough for basic necessities, and he died in poverty at the age of thirty-four. Among the works verified to be entirely his own are " Peter I at a Shipyard, with a View of Amsterdam" (1819), and a portrait of Tsar Nicholas I (1829). Other works may be seen at theNikolsky Village Council
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Alexander Vasilievich Polyakov (; 1801, place unknown - 9 January 1835, St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601, ...
) was a Russian portrait painter.
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He was aserf
Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery. It developed du ...
attached to the estate of General . In 1822, he was given to the English portrait painter, George Dawe
George Dawe (6 February 1781 – 15 October 1829) was an English portraitist who painted 329 portraits of Russian generals active during Napoleon's invasion of Russia for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. He relocated to Saint P ...
, as an assistant. Under the agreement, he would "work and study" with Dawe, on the condition that he be allowed to attend evening classes at the Imperial Academy of Arts. His salary was set at 800 Ruble
The ruble or rouble (; rus, рубль, p=rublʲ) is a currency unit. Currently, currencies named ''ruble'' in circulation include the Russian ruble (RUB, ₽) in Russia and the Belarusian ruble (BYN, Rbl) in Belarus. These currencies are s ...
s per year. It was later reported, by the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts
The Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (Russian: Императорское общество поощрения художеств (ОПХ)) was an organization devoted to promoting the arts that existed in Saint Petersburg from ...
, that Dawe gave him only 350 Rubles, using the other 450 for expenses."Pushkin and the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace"by Vladislav Mikhailovich Glinka He also deducted pay for the days that Polyakov was ill which, due to his poor health, often left him with little. Dawe was painting portraits of war heroes for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. The project lasted from 1822 to 1828, and over 300 portraits were created. Later examination suggests that many of these were painted by Polyakov and signed by Dawe. He may have also restored and improved a number of portraits that were hastily executed. In 1833, thanks to a petition from his fellow artists, he was freed from serfdom. Alexey Olenin, the President of the Imperial Academy. signed a declaration elevating him to the status of "". This was partly in recognition of the poor treatment he had received from Dawe. He was also given a monthly stipend of 30 Rubles, but this was barely enough for basic necessities, and he died in poverty at the age of thirty-four. Among the works verified to be entirely his own are " Peter I at a Shipyard, with a View of Amsterdam" (1819), and a portrait of Tsar Nicholas I (1829). Other works may be seen at the
State Historical Museum
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Polyakov, Alexander 1801 births 1835 deaths Portrait painters from the Russian Empire Russian serfs Imperial Academy of Arts alumni Place of birth unknown