The portrait of Benkendorf from the collection of the Alupkin Museum-Reserve is an altered copy of his portrait from the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace.
Alexander Christoforovich Benkendorf is captured in a military uniform with combat awards. His right hand in a light lit glove holds a military jacket with a fur collar thrown on his shoulder, his eyes are staring at the viewer, his face has the mustache and sideburns according to the fashion of the time.
Benkendorf fought in the Caucasus and participated in the Russo-Turkish War.
The Domestic War of 1812 and the overseas campaign were the pinnacle of Benkendorf 's military career. After French army left Moscow, Benkendorf was for some time commandant of the city. He then returned to the active army and, in pursuit of the enemy, captured three generals and more than 6,000 Napoleonic soldiers. Benkendorf ended the war with the rank of major general, having a whole sprout of deserved awards.
On 14 December 1825, Benkendorf was appointed a member of the commission of inquiry in the Decembrist case. Nicholas, I appreciated Benkendorf 's diligence, appointing him Chief of the Gendarmerie Corps and Chief of the III Branch of His Own Imperial Majesty 's Office.
Benkendorf became a personal friend and confidant of the emperor and constantly accompanied him on trips around Russia and abroad. In the eyes of his contemporaries, Benkendorf became a symbol of Nicholas I 's security system.
Alexander Christoforovich Benkendorf is captured in a military uniform with combat awards. His right hand in a light lit glove holds a military jacket with a fur collar thrown on his shoulder, his eyes are staring at the viewer, his face has the mustache and sideburns according to the fashion of the time.
It is a portrait of a valiant hero whose military professionalism is beyond doubt, he is focused and ready to go again at any minute to accomplish a feat in the name of the Motherland
Alexander Christoforovich Benkendorf is a Russian statesman, organizer of the creation of secret police and gendarmerie, friend and partner of Nicholas I. He was born in 1783 in the family of the Riga governor and studied at the Jesuit boarding school in St. Petersburg. His military service began in 1798. In 1803, on the way to the Caucasus, he met Mikhail Semisovich Vorontsov, the commissioner of the Preobrazhenskiy Regiment. Their friendship lasted until Alexander Christoforovich 's death.
Alexander Christoforovich Benkendorf is a Russian statesman, organizer of the creation of secret police and gendarmerie, friend and partner of Nicholas I. He was born in 1783 in the family of the Riga governor and studied at the Jesuit boarding school in St. Petersburg. His military service began in 1798. In 1803, on the way to the Caucasus, he met Mikhail Semisovich Vorontsov, the commissioner of the Preobrazhenskiy Regiment. Their friendship lasted until Alexander Christoforovich 's death.
Benkendorf fought in the Caucasus and participated in the Russo-Turkish War.
The Domestic War of 1812 and the overseas campaign were the pinnacle of Benkendorf 's military career. After French army left Moscow, Benkendorf was for some time commandant of the city. He then returned to the active army and, in pursuit of the enemy, captured three generals and more than 6,000 Napoleonic soldiers. Benkendorf ended the war with the rank of major general, having a whole sprout of deserved awards.
On 14 December 1825, Benkendorf was appointed a member of the commission of inquiry in the Decembrist case. Nicholas, I appreciated Benkendorf 's diligence, appointing him Chief of the Gendarmerie Corps and Chief of the III Branch of His Own Imperial Majesty 's Office.
Benkendorf became a personal friend and confidant of the emperor and constantly accompanied him on trips around Russia and abroad. In the eyes of his contemporaries, Benkendorf became a symbol of Nicholas I 's security system.
