Vue perspective du monument projeté à la glorieuse mémoire de l'Empereur Nicolas Ier

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Auguste Ricard de Montferrand (1786-1858)
Vue perspective du monument projeté à la glorieuse mémoire de l'Empereur Nicolas I<->er<->
signed in ink 'Augt. de Montferrand' (beneath artist's border, lower right)
pencil, watercolour and gouache, with gum arabic in places, on paper
image: 13¾ x 17 3/8 in. (35 x 44 cm.)
sheet: 18¼ x 22 3/8 in. (46.3 x 56.9 cm.)
Together with a portfolio comprising Montferrand's original drawings of the structure and sculpture of the monument (2)

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Lot Essay

This monument was Montferrand's last work, commissioned by Alexander II in May 1856 as a memorial to his predecessor, Nicholas I. Montferrand used similar materials to his previous project, the construction of the neighbouring St Isaac's Cathedral, for the foundations and the base.
The bronze statue was extremely technically sophisticated for its time and was the first equestrian statue in the world to be supported by just two points (the rear hoofs of the horse). It remains to this day a striking evocation of military prowess and political power.

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