Franz Kruger
German artist, portraitist, worked at the Imperial Court of Russia, at the Royal Court of Prussia. He painted many portraits of the august persons. Kruger's brilliant technique coexisted with impeccable taste and enormous capacity for work. Franz Kruger was the favorite artist of Nicholas I, who painted magnificent portraits of tsars and courtiers, scenes of military parades, made sketches of costumes and ... became the richest painter of his time, thanks to Russian fees. In total, according to the artist himself, he painted about 5000 portraits and paintings. All of them now adorn the museums of the world and Russia - the National Museum of Berlin, the Hermitage, the Tretyakov Gallery, military history galleries ...
