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Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Дани́лович Ме́ншиков; 16 November [O.S. 6 November] 1673 – 23 November [O.S. 12 November] 1729) was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora (Duke of Ingria), Prince of the Holy ...
- Darya Mikhailovna Arsenyeva
- Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick
- 1699–1728
MENSHIKOV, ALEXANDER DANILOVICH (c. 1672 – 1729), soldier and statesman; favorite of Peter I. Menshikov rose from humble origins to become the most powerful man in Russia after the tsar. Anecdotes suggest that his father was a pastry cook, although in fact he served as a noncommissioned officer in the Semenovsky guards.
Title: Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (1673–1729) Artist: Unknown Artist, Swiss, Austrian, or German, active Russia ca. 1703–4. Date: probably shortly before 1704. Culture: Russian, St. Petersburg. Medium: Red pine (pinus sylvestris), with wrought-iron clips. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 31 × 19 3/8 × 12 1/2 in. (78.7 × 49.2 × 31.8 cm)
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Prince Aleksander Danilovich Menshikov was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora , Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel. A highly appreciated associate and friend of Tsar Peter the Great, he was the de facto ruler of Russia from 1725 to 1727.
Aug 8, 2013 · Perspectives Art Explained. How the details of this bust revealed its subject—a forgotten world leader. Aug 8, 2013 2 MINUTES. "It was a great mystery: who he is, who made it." Curator Wolfram Koeppe on a sculpture of Alexander Danilovich Menshikov by an unknown artist. Explore this object: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/208538.
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, an 18th-century Russian portrait bust (video) | Khan Academy. Google Classroom. About. Transcript. Met curator Wolfram Koeppe on lasting monuments in Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, an 18th-century Russian portrait bust created by an anonymous artist, c. 1703–4.
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