Pozzo di Borgo is a Russian diplomat, originally from Corsica, where he was a lawyer. Pozzo accompanied Suvorov to Italy. In 1803, he entered the Russian service, but, irritated by the Tilsit world, retired and settled in Vienna. His influence on the Viennese court forced Napoleon to demand his extradition.
Austria refused this, but still he had to go to London, where he bustled about reconciling England with Russia. In 1812 the Emperor Alexander I summoned him to St. Petersburg.
Related Paintings 
Portrait de K. A. Pozzo di Borgo – Karl Bryullov 
Retrato de K. A. Pozzo di Borgo – Karl Bryullov 
Portrait of G. N. and V. A. Oleniny by Karl Bryullov 
Portrait of GG Gagarin by Karl Bryullov 
Portrait of Vel. Book. Yelena Pavlovna by Karl Bryullov 
Allegory of the Jesuit Fellowship Missionary Works by Andrea del Pozzo 
Allégorie de l’œuvre missionnaire de la Confrérie jésuite – Andrea del Pozzo 
Portrait of Francesco Ascani by Karl Bryullov
Portrait de K. A. Pozzo di Borgo – Karl Bryullov Retrato de K. A. Pozzo di Borgo – Karl Bryullov Portrait of G. N. and V. A. Oleniny by Karl Bryullov Portrait of GG Gagarin by Karl Bryullov Portrait of Vel. Book. Yelena Pavlovna by Karl Bryullov Allegory of the Jesuit Fellowship Missionary Works by Andrea del Pozzo Allégorie de l’œuvre missionnaire de la Confrérie jésuite – Andrea del Pozzo Portrait of Francesco Ascani by Karl Bryullov