11-18-201211-18-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2621BBoston
November 18, 2012 11:00 AMCalender
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Russian Prints, Seven in Frames.

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$2,583$2,100
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2621BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2012 11:00AM

Description:

Russian Prints, Seven in Frames.
Large engraving of the Battle of Poltava, fought in June 1709, after the Pierre-Dennis Martin (1663-1742) painting; sky tinted blue, some tears, stains and losses, mounted, 20 3/4 x 28 3/4 in.; Prise de Colbert par L'Armee Russe aux ordres du General Roumazowz, 1761, from a campaign in Poland fought during the Seven Years War (1756-1788),light tinting, surface abrasions, 8 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.; a lithograph of the Winter Palace, by Schutz, printed by Velten, 12 x 14 in.; a mezzotint portrait of Catherine the Great, in a fur cap with tassel, engraved by James Walker, 1789, after the painting by Schebanoff; Arnold Houbraken's portrait of Peter the Great, after the Carel de Moor painting, c. 1735, evenly toned; a small plan of Moscow, 1720, by Bodenehr; and one other.
Estimate $400-600

Keywords

Poland, Winter Palace, Arnold Houbraken, Catherine the Great, James Walker, Moscow