Boris Ivanovich Orlovsky (; 1790s – 28 December 1837) was a Russian Neoclassical sculptor.

Biography

Born into a serf peasant family in

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, his artistic talent led to him being freed by his master and sent to the

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. After studying for six years in

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under

Bertel Thorvaldsen Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen (; sometimes given as Thorwaldsen; 19 November 1770 – 24 March 1844) was a Danes, Danish-Icelanders, Icelandic Sculpture, sculptor and medallist, medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–183 ...

, he returned to teach at the Academy where he later became a Professor. At the same time, he improved his skill in the studios of Santino Campioni and Agostino Triscorni. Boris Orlovsky died in 1837 in Saint Petersburg. Orlovsky's statues of

Kutuzov Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky (; – ) was a List of Russian field marshals, Field Marshal of the Russian Empire. He served as a military officer and a diplomat under the reign of three House of Romanov, Romanov ...

and

Barclay de Tolly The Barclays de Tolly () are a Baltic German noble family. They descend from Peter Barclay, a merchant from Banff in Scotland who emigrated to Rostock in 1621. Barclay was himself descended from the barons of Towie or Tollie in Aberdeenshir ...

in front of the

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reveal a realistic undercurrent in his otherwise Neoclassical work, typified by the Angel on top of the

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at the

Palace Square Palace Square ( rus, Дворцо́вая пло́щадь, r=Dvortsovaya Ploshchad, p=dvɐrˈtsovəjə ˈploɕːɪtʲ), connecting Nevsky Prospekt with Palace Bridge leading to Vasilievsky Island, is the central city square of St Petersb ...

. File:Казанский собор 022.jpg, Orlovsky's statue of

Mikhail Kutuzov Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky (; – ) was a Field Marshal of the Russian Empire. He served as a military officer and a diplomat under the reign of three Romanov monarchs: Empress Catherine II, and Emperors Paul ...

in front of the

File:Angel on Alexander Column.jpg, The angel on the

File:Monument to Barclay de Tolly in SPB.jpg, Orlovsky's statue of Michael Barclay de Tolly in front of the

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* 1837 deaths 19th-century sculptors from the Russian Empire 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire Russian male sculptors Neoclassical sculptors Burials at Tikhvin Cemetery Year of birth uncertain {{Russia-artist-stub

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