Russian rare painting with Peter Alexeevich the Great on his own horse in front of St. Petersburg, which he built. (1672-1725) a Russian tsar from 1682. Ruled autocratically since 1689. First Russian emperor since 1721. the founder of the Russian Imperial Guards. Depicted in a red coat, with a through the shoulder ribbon of the Order of St. Andrew. Very rare piece, any museum in the world would be happy to have this in there. hand carved wood, gold leaf gilding, oil painting with the signature of the artist François Jouvenet. The theory is that either him, or his relatives/students drew this painting. Whoever it is, it\'s still a part of history and a collectable piece; painting size is 11\" x 10\" , overall frame size 22\" x 17\"