Icon of Saint Nicholas. Early 19th century. Icon of Saint Nicholas in front of an icon of the Virgin of Tenderness. Oklad in repoussé brass with remnants of silver plating. On the back, an old inscription in black ink: "Образъ сей былъ на / груди генерала Карпова / на Бородине / 26 Августа 1812 года" (This icon was on General Karpov's chest in Borodino on August 26, 1812). 10 x 8 cm Akim Akimovitch KARPOV (1767-1837), general-major took part in the Battle of Borodino, commanding a group of 10 Cossack regiments of Prince Petr Ivanovitch Bagration's Second Western Army. His portrait by George Dawe can be seen in the Hermitage Military Gallery. [Russian art]