# Pyotr Borel

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{{short description|Russian painter}}
{{Infobox artist
| name          = Pyotr Borel
| image         = Борель Пётр Фёдорович.jpg
| image_size    = 180px
| caption       = ''[Vsemirnaya Illustratsiya](/source/Vsemirnaya_Illustratsiya)'', 1878
| birth_name    = Pyotr Fyodorovich Borel<br>Пётр Фёдорович Борель
| birth_date    = 1829
| birth_place   = [Russian Empire](/source/Russian_Empire)
| death_date    = October 1898
| death_place   = Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
| resting_place = [Smolensky Cemetery](/source/Smolensky_Cemetery), St. Petersburg
| occupation    = painter, lithographer, illustrator, portraitist
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'''Pyotr Fyodorovich Borel''' ({{langx|ru|Пётр Фёдорович Борель}}, 1829 — October 1898) was a [Russian painter and draughtsman](/source/list_of_Russian_artists), best known for his [portrait illustrations](/source/Illustration).<ref>[http://www.artcyclopedia.ru/borel_pyotr_fyodorovich.htm Pyotr Borel] at ArtCyclopedia</ref><ref>[http://lk.vrnlib.ru/?p=post&id=25 Pyotr Borel] at the Literary Map of the Voronezh region site</ref>

An [Imperial Academy of Arts](/source/Imperial_Academy_of_Arts) alumnus, Borel became famous for his massive series of lithographic portraits, including ''The Lyceum of Prince Bezborodko'' (1859), the ''Gallery of Russian Statesmen'' (six volumes, 1860–1869), ''Portraits of Russian Priests'' (1860—1862)<ref>[http://www.nsad.ru/articles/petr-borel-francuz-risuet-russkih-svyatyh Pyotr Borel: the Frenchman Who Painted the Russian Saints] // Петр Борель: француз рисует русских святых</ref> and, in particular, ''The Gallery of the Russian Heroes and Chief Commanders in the 1853-1856 Crimean War'' (1857—1863), the latter amounting to more than 400 portraits. Borel was an avid contributor to the magazines ''Khudozhestvenny Listok'' (Art Leaflet, 1868–1870), ''[Vsemirnaya Illustratsiya](/source/Vsemirnaya_Illustratsiya)'' (1871—1895) and ''Sever'' (North, 1889–1895). Also highly successful were his watercolour landscapes.<ref>Pyotr Borel at the 250 Anniversary Imperial Art Academy Dictionary // ''Кондаков С. Н.'' Юбилейный справочник Императорской Академии художеств, 1764—1914. Ч. 2. Пг., 1914. — С. 21</ref>

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