The War of 1812 Memorial Hall
Numerous monuments were created to commemorate the Russian army’s victory in the Patriotic war of 1812, the most important of which is the famous military gallery in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. The imperial palace, however, was not the only location where the portraits of Russian generals by George Dawe were kept, they were also part of private collections owned by members of the imperial family - Grand Dukes Nickolas and Michael among them, Emperor Alexander I’s brothers.
After Nicholas I ascended the throne, a large number of paintings from his private collection entered the Gatchina Palace’s holdings. Following the remodeling of the Palace in 1845-1856, the portraits by G. Dawe were placed in the yellow hall on the second floor of the Main Building. Thus, Gatchina acquired its own hall commemorating the victory in the Patriotic war of 1812.
The works of the English painter featured prominently in the prewar exhibition at the Gatchina Palace-Museum. Located on the second floor of the Main Building, they were displayed in two galleries along with works by other renowned nineteenth century artists such as Thomas Lawrence, Horace Vernet, and Adolf Ladurner.
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Numerous monuments were created to commemorate the Russian army’s victory in the Patriotic war of 1812, the most important of which is the famous military gallery in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. The imperial palace, however, was not the only location where the portraits of Russian generals by George Dawe were kept, they were also part of private collections owned by members of the imperial family - Grand Dukes Nickolas and Michael among them, Emperor Alexander I’s brothers.
After Nicholas I ascended the throne, a large number of paintings from his private collection entered the Gatchina Palace’s holdings. Following the remodeling of the Palace in 1845-1856, the portraits by G. Dawe were placed in the yellow hall on the second floor of the Main Building. Thus, Gatchina acquired its own hall commemorating the victory in the Patriotic war of 1812.
The works of the English painter featured prominently in the prewar exhibition at the Gatchina Palace-Museum. Located on the second floor of the Main Building, they were displayed in two galleries along with works by other renowned nineteenth century artists such as Thomas Lawrence, Horace Vernet, and Adolf Ladurner.
See on interactive plan