HORSCHELT, Theodor (1829-1871)
HORSCHELT, Theodor (1829-1871)
HORSCHELT, Theodor (1829-1871)
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PROPERTY FROM THE DESCENDANTS OF GRAND DUKE GEORGE MIKHAILOVICH
HORSCHELT, Theodor (1829-1871)

KAVKAZSKIE POKHODNYE RISUNKI. [FIELD SKETCHES IN THE CAUCASUS.] ST. PETERSBURG: EXPEDITION FOR THE PREPARATION OF STATE PAPERS, 1895.

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HORSCHELT, Theodor (1829-1871)
Kavkazskie Pokhodnye Risunki. [Field Sketches in the Caucasus.] St. Petersburg: Expedition for the Preparation of State Papers, 1895.
Rectangular, the black marbled cover centering the title, interior cover with ex-libris of Emperor Nicholas II, further cover with ex-libris of Tsarevich Alexis Nikolaevich, containing four blue album covers, containing 50 prints depicting people native to the Caucasus, some signed in pencil
Provenance
Nicholas II (bookplate).
Tsarevich Alexis Nikolaevich (bookplate).
Princess Nina Georgievna Chavchavadze (1901-1974).
Prince David Pavlovich Chavchavadze (1924-2014).
By descent to the present owner.

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Horschelt made these sketches between 1858 and 1863 when he fought on the Russian side in the Caucasus War, having volunteered to join the staff of General Baryatinski. It was for drawings of this period that Horschelt was elected to the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.

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