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Summary

The Field of Mars and Alexander Suvorov Monument (

)

Author

Benjamin Patersen (–1815)
Alternative names	Benjamin Paterssen
Description	Swedish-Russian painter, drawer and engraver
Date of birth/death	1748 / 1750	1815
Location of birth/death	Varberg	Saint Petersburg
Work period	1768 –1815
Work location	Saint Petersburg
Authority file	: Q4346880 VIAF : 292285760 ISNI : 0000000397204992 ULAN : 500012496 LCCN : nr2003032170 GND : 119109581 WorldCat

Title

The Field of Mars and Alexander Suvorov Monument

Description

English: To the right, Alexander Suvorov Monument (inaugurated in 1801; sculptor, М. Kozlovsky; casted by V. Yekimov). In the foreground, beyond the Field of Mars (Tsaritsyn Lug, Tsarina's Meadow); to the left, a corner of the Marble Palace (1768—85, designed by A. Rinaldi); close to it, the administrative building of the Marble Palace (1780—88, designed by P. Yegorov), the obelisque erected to the memory of Count Rumiantsev's victories (1799, designed by B. Brenna); to the right, the house of F. Groothen—N. Saltykov (1784—88, designed by G. Quarenghi), and I. Betsky's house (construction went on from 1784; designed supposedly by I. Starov). In the background, to the right, the Summer Gardens.

Date

1807

Medium

hand-colored etching print

Source/Photographer

http://seell.rutgers.edu/Pushkin_05/web-content/Images/pat_large/marspat.htm

Licensing

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