Portrait of Prince Alexander Bezborodko
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Portrait of Prince Alexander Bezborodko

TitlePortrait of Prince Alexander Bezborodko
ArtistPierre-Charles Cior (French, 1769–1840)
Datemid- to late 1700s 18th century
Mediumwatercolor on ivory in a 19th-century gilt metal frame
ClassificationPortrait Miniature
OriginFrance France
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit linePortrait 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
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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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