Pyotr Ivanovich Balabin 1824

This portrait of Pyotr Ivanovich Balabin by George Dawe, completed in 1824, exemplifies the style of portraiture popular in early 19th-century Russia. The painting, now housed in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, captures Balabin in a formal pose, wearing a military uniform adorned with medals and insignia. Dawe's meticulous attention to detail renders Balabin's features and attire with striking realism, while the soft lighting and muted background emphasize the subject's prominence and status.