Pyotr Borel

Pyotr Borel
Vsemirnaya Illustratsiya, 1878
Born	Pyotr Fyodorovich Borel Пётр Фёдорович Борель 1829 Russian Empire
Died	October 1898 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Resting place	Smolensky Cemetery, St. Petersburg
Occupation(s)	painter, lithographer, illustrator, portraitist

Pyotr Fyodorovich Borel (Russian: Пётр Фёдорович Борель, 1829 — October 1898) was a Russian painter and illustrator, one of the leading portraitist of his time in Russia.[1][2]

An Imperial Academy of Arts alumnus, Borel became famous for his massive series of lithographic portraits, including The Lyceum of Prince Bezborodko (1859), the Gallery of Russian Statesmen (six volumes, 1860–1869), Portraits of Russian Priests (1860—1862)[3] and, in particular, The Gallery of the Russian Heroes and Chief Commanders in the 1853-1856 Crimean War (1857—1863), the latter amounting to more than 400 portraits. Borel was an avid contributor to the magazines Khudozhestvenny Listok (Art Leaflet, 1868–1870), Vsemirnaya Illustratsiya (1871—1895) and Sever (North, 1889–1895). Also highly successful were his watercolour landscapes.[4]

References

1. Pyotr Borel at ArtCyclopedia
2. Pyotr Borel at the Literary Map of the Voronezh region site
3. Pyotr Borel: the Frenchman Who Painted the Russian Saints // Петр Борель: француз рисует русских святых
4. Pyotr Borel at the 250 Anniversary Imperial Art Academy Dictionary // Кондаков С. Н. Юбилейный справочник Императорской Академии художеств, 1764—1914. Ч. 2. Пг., 1914. — С. 21