# Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great

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## Artwork

- Artist: [RASTRELLI, Carlo Bartolomeo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rastrelli-carlo-bartolomeo-rf331018ccaac4a>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Bronze

## Commentary

Rastrelli worked in St. Petersburg mainly as a portraitist. His main subject was Peter the Great whose equestrian statue was modeled in 1719-24, but it was cast only in 1744 and erected in 1800. The statue was inspired by the famous Roman monument of Marcus Aurelius.

## Attribution

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