375 Portrait miniature of the Russian field marshal and victor over Frederick the Great at the Battle of Kunersdorf Count f Pjotr Semjonowitsch Saltykow.

 Oval enamel portrait miniature on copper, gold mounted. On the right edge artist's signature: "de la Mare 1770".

Very beautifully executed portrait of the famous Russian commander with star and sash of the Order of St. Andrew and the cross of the Polish Order of the White Eagle.

43 x 36 mm

Count Pyotr Semyonovich Saltykov (Russian Пётр Семёнович Салтыков, b. December 11 jul. / December 21, 1698 greg. in Kogaevo; † December 26, 1772 jul. / January 6, 1773 greg. in Marfino), Russian general field marshal. Saltykov was sent by Peter I to France in 1714 to study naval affairs. In 1729 he bought the Marfino estate. Under the reign of Anna Ivanovna, Saltykov became a major general. In 1733, together with his father, he received the title of count. In 1734 he was involved in the Polish War of Succession and in 1742 in the Russo-Swedish War (1741-1743). In the Seven Years' War he held the supreme command of the Russian army since 1759. On July 23, 1759, he defeated the Prussian General Wedel in the Battle of Kay, and on August 12, after uniting his troops with those of the Austrian General Laudon, he defeated King Frederick II himself in the Battle of Kunersdorf. Rewarded for this with the rank of Field Marshal, he later became Governor General of Moscow (1764-1771).

Provenance: Christie's auction of 13.11.1990, lot 207.

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