Portret van Th. Kunde

1830

Triumph of the "Parade in Berlin" at the Academy Exhibition

In 1830 the "Parade in Berlin" was shown to enormous acclaim at the academy exhibition in Berlin.

1831

The "Parade in Berlin" at the Winter Palace

In February 1831 the "Parade in Berlin" was exhibited in the Concert Hall of the Winter Palace. With the fee the artist bought a house in Berlin (Behrenstrasse 63), where he lived for the rest of his life; he was elected an honorary free associate of the Imperial Academy of Arts.

1831

First Visit to Saint Petersburg

In June 1831 Krüger arrived in Saint Petersburg to work on portraits for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace, including portraits of Guards officers that astonished viewers with their likeness and the accuracy of the uniforms and decorations.

1834

Group Portrait of Nicholas I at the Berlin Exhibition

In 1834 a large group portrait of Nicholas I with his suite and a portrait of His Serene Highness Prince Paskevich were shown at the academy exhibition in Berlin. Nicholas I, who viewed the exhibition, demanded that inaccuracies in the depiction of uniforms and equipment be corrected.

May – August 1836

Second Visit to Saint Petersburg

From May to August 1836 Krüger worked in Saint Petersburg for the second time; his "Portrait of Nicholas I" and "Portrait of Alexandra Feodorovna" were shown at the exhibition of the Imperial Academy of Arts.

1841

Commission for "The Russian Guard at Tsarskoye Selo in 1832"

In 1841 Nicholas I commissioned from Krüger the painting "The Russian Guard at Tsarskoye Selo in 1832" and a portrait of His Serene Highness Prince Pyotr Wittgenstein.