Alexander Ivanovich Dmitriev-Mamonov (1788 - 1836)

Alexander Ivanovich Dmitriev-Mamonov

Alexander Ivanovich Dmitriev-Mamonov (Russian: Александр Иванович Дмитриев-Мамонов) was a Russian martial artist of the first third of the 19th century. He is also known as a battlefield general and commander of the Hussar regiment.

Alexander Dmitriev-Mamonov left a lot of watercolors and drawings, in particular dedicated to the main episodes of the war with Napoleon in 1812-1814. During the Battle of Borodino near Moscow, the artist made a series of quick sketches from life on the battlefield. General Dmitriev-Mamonov also went down in history as a patron of the arts - he was one of the founders of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts and founded the Drawing School for gifted students from the common people.