Empire time. To the 200th Anniversary War of 1812

The Empire Time exhibition is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812. The royal residence near Moscow "Kolomenskoye" two centuries ago became a direct witness to historical events. She experienced all the hardships of the Napoleonic invasion. Parts of the French army were stationed here, churches were desecrated and plundered. In 1825, the rarest example of Russian Empire art appeared on this territory - the palace of Alexander I, created by the Russian architect Evgraf Tyurin. The Pavilion, which has survived to our time, is an outbuilding of this palace, which houses the exhibition "The Empire Time", has become its organic part

Empire, born in France at the turn of the 18th-19th centuries and called upon to affirm the idea of imperial greatness, showed itself unusually brightly in one more country - Russia. After the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812 and the expulsion of the Napoleonic troops, this style, which demonstrated an undoubted originality here, expressed the rise of national self-consciousness. Exhibits related to the Russian palace and estate Empire clearly show that this period is not accidentally called the "Golden Age" of Russian culture

Unknown artist
"Allegory of the Restoration of the Monarchy in France"
Western Europe; 1810–1820s
Canvas, oil
62.5x79.0

A. P.Rockstuhl (1798–1877)
Portrait of F. P. Uvarov
The second half of the 1810s - the beginning of the 1820s
Miniature; paper, watercolor
13.7x10.5

Armchair. Comes from the situation of the General Staff on Palace Square
K.Rossi's project using L.Ruska's model
Saint Petersburg, Russia; 1810–1820s
Mahogany, carving, painting under malachite, gilding
96.5x68.0x55.0

Armchairs are paired
Russia; early 19th century
Mahogany, carving, gilding
92.0x60.0x58.0

Banquet with an image griffins and swans
France; late 19th century
The Red tree; carving, bronze, casting, embossing, gilding
82.0x120.0x39.0

Bureau on legs in the form Egyptian goddess Isis
France; late 19th century
Mahogany, bronze, casting, chasing, gilding
170.0х90.0

Shemise dress
France; 1800s
Cotton muslin, embroidery
length 121.0

Paired rhytons
France Paris; first quarter of the 19th century
Bronze, casting, chasing, gilding
21.0x23.0x14.0

Pair of vases with figures of dancing bacchantes
Included in the front dining set (surtoutdetable) and intended for flowers and fruits
France, Paris, workshop of P.-F. Tomir; 1820s
Bronze, casting, chasing, gilding
69.6x32.9; 67.4x33.0

Mantel clock "Cupid and Psyche"
France Paris; 1820s
Bronze, casting, chasing, gilding; enamel, steel
93.0x56.0x30.0

Mantel clock "Chariot of Diana"
France Paris; 1806–1810s
Bronze, casting, chasing, gilding, enamel, steel
59.4x47.0x17.8

Mantel clock "Prince Eugene Beauharnais"
The sculptural composition depicts General Beauharnais, Josephine's son and Napoleon's stepson, during the retreat of French troops from Moscow.

Here is a specific moment of the battle in the village of Krasnoe
France Paris; late 1820s
Bronze, casting, chasing, gilding; steel
73.5x49.5x16.3

Mantel clock with the figure of Muse Erato
France, Paris, workshop of P.-F. Tomir; around 1805
Bronze, casting, embossing, gilding, patination; griotto marble, enamel
63.0x39.0x20.5

Mantel clock "Mercury"
France Paris; late 1810s - early 1820s
Bronze, casting, embossing, gilding, patination; steel
57.5x45.0x20.0

Mantel clock with a figure of an ancient warrior on a horse
France; 1830s - 1840s
Bronze, casting, chasing, gilding, silvering,
guilloche; steel
61.5x44.0x18.0

Mantel clock "Orpheus and Eurydice"
France; 1815–1820s
Bronze, casting, chasing, gilding, guilloche; steel
65.0x41.0x14.5

Table decoration with the figure of Cupid and a cornucopia
Part of the front dining set (surtoutdetable)
France, Paris, Dagotti enterprise; first quarter of the 19th century
Biscuit, porcelain, painting, gilding
height 20.0

Table decoration with the figure of Cupid
part of the front dining set (surtoutdetable)
France, Paris, Dagotti enterprise;
first quarter of the 19th century
Biscuit, porcelain, painting, gilding
height 30.0

Vase with swan handles
The author of the painting L. Kashirskaya
Russia, St. Petersburg, Imperial Porcelain Factory;
1907 using the 1800s uniform
Porcelain, overglaze painting, gilding
height 42.8

The paintings and graphics, furniture and bronze, porcelain and glass presented at the exhibition are magnificent examples of Russian and French art of the past centuries. The names of their authors, among which are P.-F. Tomir, J.-F.-J. Svebach, Carl Rossi, testify to the high artistic level of the presented exposition. There are also objects here that were demonstrated in 1912 at the exhibition "1812" within the walls of the Russian Historical Museum, and now, after a hundred years, they have again become available to visitors here. The collection of bronze clocks plays a special role here, which is reflected in the title of the exhibition. Their complex sculptural compositions show us, in particular, real historical characters, among which are the poet Lord Byron and Eugene de Beauharnais