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The Throne of
Emperor Paul I
From a design by Giacomo Quarenghi
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Items from
the service of the Order of St Andrew the First-Called
Gardner Factory, Russia
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The Study cum Schoolroom of the future Emperor Alexander
II was restored by Alexander Briullov after the 1837 fire to the same
appearance as Giacomo Quarenghi created it for Alexander I. The display
here features the tapestries Hector Reproaching Paris, The
Triumph of Cupid and Aurora woven at the St Petersburg
Tapestry Factory. The throne of Paul I and the bishop's arm-chair
come from the Chapel of the Maltese Order. The display-cases contain
items from services produced for receptions given in the Winter Palace
in honour of holders of Russia's highest orders - St George the Bringer
of Victory, St Alexander Nevsky, St Andrew the First-Called and St Vladimir. |
