If you have a question about this item,
please contact us at: office@wilnitsky.com
# 36422
Karl Karlovich Hampeln-? "Portrait of a gentleman ", high quality Russian miniature, early 1820s
Price: ON REQUEST
(please note additional 10% tax applies for transactions concluded within the European Union)
Masterful miniature portrait of an unknown Russian gentleman.
He wears civilian clothes according to fahion of early 1820s and bears the neck cross of St. Anna Order of the 2nd Class and the breast cross of St. Vladimir Order of the 4th Class - awards typically conferred either to (retired) military officers or superior members of official hierarchy and unthinkable for a simple private person or low-ranking clerk.
It is a work of a good Russian miniaturist, whose manner resemble this of works by 19th century Russian miniaturist Carl Hampeln (in Russian: Karl Karlovich Gampeln).
Carl Hampeln (in Russian: Karl Karlovich Gampeln) was born in 1794 in a German family living in Moscow. Born deaf-mute (he signed mainly with French addition "sourde-muette" or "sourd-muet"), he studied in Vienna Institute for deaf-mutes, then - at the Vienna Academy of Fine Art. In 1817-1826, he lived in St. Petersburg, where he taught at the School for deaf-mutes; in 1827, he settled in Moscow and remained there until his death, which occurred sometime after 1880.
One of the first Russian lithographers, he was also a fine portrait miniaturist and portrait graphic artist (working with chalks or watercolors), enjoying a broad clientele. He counted among his sitters Russian royalties and many important members of the Russian high society.
Besides extensive biographic information about the artist, our additional images show several other portrait drawings and miniatures of this famous artist.
Provenance: private collection, New York
leaug0612
Condition: good; in original frame
Creation Year: early 1820s
Measurements:UNFRAMED:7,2x6,0cm/2,8x2,4in FRAMED: 15,9x14,3cm/6,3x5,6in
Object Type:Framed miniature
Style: Portrait Miniatures
Technique: watercolor on paper
Inscription:-
Creator: Carl Hampeln
Creator Dates: 1794 Moscow-after 1880
Nationality:Russian / German
- 2-3 days door-to-door shipment, professionally packed by Mail Boxes Etc and shipped with DHL (calculated for US):
91,02 EUR + insurance 1,8% of item price
Shipping cost to other destinations (worldwide) on request
Shipping price may be reduced if you dispense with the frame - Cheaper alternative (may be further reduced if you dispense with the frame): professionally packed by Mail Boxes Etc and shipped with regular Austrian mail - upon request under office@wilnitsky.com (OBS: In this case maximal refunded insurance value is EUR 500 if shipping destination was the US. In Europe sometimes more, depending on destination.)
Click here for images free of watermark!
Click on images or on 
to see larger pictures!
)
1
)
2
)
3
)
4
)
5
)
6
)
7