Franz Kruger (Anhalt, September 10, 1797 - Berlin, January 21, 1857) was a German painter and lithographer. He was best known for his romantic and lively portraits and pictures of horses, which made him the most in demand military and portrait painter in Berlin. His paintings of military parades and hundreds of portraits led to him painting many of the "well to do" of the city.
Count Alexander Kushelev-Bezborodko (1834-1862) bought his first work at the age of 15 and, after a brief career in the army, devoted himself wholly to his painting collection. He had a particular liking for the French Romantic painters of the day. On his death in 1862 Nikolai left his 275 paintings to the Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg so that they would ‘form a gallery that will be permanently open to artists and the public.'
[Oil on canvas, 99 x 77 cm]
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