Michail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian Field Marshal 1829

This portrait of Russian Field Marshal Michail Illarionovich Kutuzov by George Dawe, painted in 1829, is a fine example of Neoclassical portraiture. The painting depicts Kutuzov, a pivotal figure in the Napoleonic Wars, standing confidently against a snowy landscape, with a pine tree behind him. He is dressed in a military uniform, his hand pointing outward. The painting was commissioned by the Russian Imperial Court and hangs in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.