Ivan Shuvalov

His Excellency
Ivan Shuvalov
His Excellency Ivan Shuvalov
Иван Шувалов
	Ivan Shuvalov in 1760, as painted by F. Rokotov; A variation of L. Tokke's composition; Canvas, oil. 68.6 × 54.2 cm; Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Born	12 November 1727; Moscow
Died	26 November 1797 (aged 70); Shuvalov Mansion, Saint Petersburg
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Minister of education
Partner	Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
Parent(s)	Ivan Maximovich Shuvalov Jr.; Tatiana Rodionovna Ratislavskaya
Family	Shuvalov
Honours	Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1751); Order of St. Vladimir 1st Class (1782); Order of St. Andrew the First-Called (1782)
1st Curator of Imperial Moscow University
	In office; 1755–1797
Monarchs	Elizabeth Petrovna; Peter III; Catherine II
1st Senior Director of Imperial Academy of Arts
	In office; 1757–1763
Monarchs	Elizabeth Petrovna; Peter III; Catherine II
Succeeded by	Ivan Ivanovich Betskoy
Senior Director of the First Cadet Corps
	In office; 1763–1767
Monarch	Catherine II
Preceded by	Yakov Larionovich Brandt
Military service
Rank	Lieutenant-general

Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov (Russian: Иван Иванович Шувалов; 1 November 1727 – 26 November 1797) was called the Maecenas (patron) of the Russian Enlightenment, the first Russian Minister of Education and Active Privy Councillor (1773). Russia's first theatre, university, and academy of arts were instituted with his active participation. A favorite of Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia; friend of the scientist M.V. Lomonosov.