Portrait of Alexander Ilyich Bibikov

The painter employs a pronounced chiaroscuro, modeling the face with delicate gradations of light that give the skin a tactile quality. The uniform’s red coat, green sash, and gold embroidery are rendered with precise brushwork, while the surrounding darkness recedes, creating a three‑dimensional effect typical of Rococo‑influenced Russian portraiture of the period.

The work was executed by Fyodor Rokotov, a serf‑born artist who later attained freedom after training at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts. It entered the State Hermitage Museum’s collection, where it remains on display, representing an important example of Rokotov’s mature output and of Russian portraiture before the turn of the 19th century.