Portrait of Prince Alexander Bezborodko
| Title | Portrait of Prince Alexander Bezborodko |
|---|---|
| Artist | Pierre-Charles Cior (French, 1769–1840) |
| Date | mid- to late 1700s 18th century |
| Medium | watercolor on ivory in a 19th-century gilt metal frame |
| Classification | Portrait Miniature |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Portrait of Prince Alexander Bezborodko, mid- to late 1700s. Pierre-Charles Cior (French, 1769–1840). Watercolor on ivory in a 19th-century gilt metal frame; diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); diameter of frame: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ellen Wade Chinn, Elizabeth Wade Sedgwick and J. H. Wade III in memory of their mother Irene Love Wade, 1966.383 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Portrait of Prince Alexander Bezborodko” is a work by Pierre-Charles Cior (French, 1769–1840), dated mid- to late 1700s. It is executed in watercolor on ivory in a 19th-century gilt metal frame and classified as portrait miniature. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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