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Emperor Paul I with hit retinue 1802

The painting "Emperor Paul I with hit retinue 1802" by Johann Baptist von Lamp the Younger is one of the most interesting exhibits of the Gatchina Palace.

Emperor Paul I (5) in the center is accompanied by his elder sons Alexander (1) and Konstantin (7), by Palatine of Hungary Archduke Joseph (7) (the husband of Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna) and by the retainers.

The choke of characters for this ceremonial group por t r a it adds a new philosophical and even mystical dimension to the painting Famous people of the Golden Age, the time of Catherine И, can be Mtn side by tide with "gatchmen" - people who came to power during Paul Ts rule.

The Mt group of people in the painting Includes Prince Alexander Andreyevich Bezborodko (4). Head of the Foreign Office, Prince Platon Alexandrovich Zubov (5), the last favorite of Catherine II, and Generalissimo Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (11), Prince of Italy.

Among the retainers of Pad Petrovich there Is Prince Alexander Borisovich Kurakin (8). who was a childhood companion of the Grand Duke, later accompanied him In his trips abroad and was included in his closest entourage, Ivan Pavlovich Kutaysov (10), who started his career as a valet de chamber and during the rule of his patron become a count and Ober-Sullmelster, Andrei Semyonovich Kologrivov (12). former second major of the Gatchina military forces, who quickly became Major General. Count Pyotr Alekseyevich Pahlen (9), Military Governor of St. Petersburg, Prince Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin (13), the father of Paul Is favorite Anna, and Alexander Lvovich Naryshk in (Ц. Director of Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire.

Such a party could never have been assembled in real life. Choosing famous persons for the рогtrait, the painter must have believed that they represented the period of Paul 14 rule.