Question

What aspects of the tax collector's appearance suggest that the artist was stirring for an accurate rendition of the ways officials looked before the reforms of peter the great?

Answer 1

Hey Jazzia.

In 1698 Peter the great, tsar of Russia banned the beard for all government workers.

Answer 2

In 1698 Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia banned the beard for all government workers. He established the Beard Tax after visiting continental Europe and seeing how well dressed and clean shaven the fearsome armies appeared. The fact that he tax collector has a beard is the important aspect of the description,