Grosvenor Prints

Russia - Plate 6. [ A Woman of Esthonia.]
[London: John Murray, c.1814.]
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 230 x 155mm (9 x 6"), on Whatman paper. Trimmed within plate, edges soiled.
Portrait of an Estonian woman, with an embroidered apron, from William Alexander's 'Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Russians'.
[Ref: 37911] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

No 45. [An Ostiak, in His Winter Hunting Dress.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed to plate at sides
An Ostyak of Siberia, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text, which also explains that 'For the purpose of travelling over the snow, they fasten a large piece of board to their feet, not unlike a canoe in shape'. Early ski interest.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 55603] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

No 37. [A Yakut in his Hunting Dress.] [&] No 38. [The Back Figures of a Yakut in his Hunting Dress.
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Pair of coloured stipples with etching. Each sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
The front and back of a Yakut of Siberia, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the titles taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37871] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item

No 45. [A Samoyede.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides, slight staining.
Archery portrait of a Siberian tribesman, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37873] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

No 45. [A Tongusian in his Hunting Dress.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides, slight staining.
Archery portrait of a Siberian tribesman, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37864] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

No 46. [A Tongusian in his Usual Dress.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides, slight staining.
Archery portrait of a Siberian tribesman, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37865] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

No 58. [A Tschutskian in Armour, with his wife and child.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides, slight staining.
Archery print from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37863] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

No 61. [A Kurilian.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
Archery portrait of a tribesman of the Kurile Islands, between Kamchatka and Japan, from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37866] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

No 64. [A Turkoman.]
[Engraved by J. Dadley.]
[London: John Stockdale, 1811.]
Coloured stipple with etching. Sheet 365 x 255mm (14¼ x 10"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
Archery portrait of a tribesman of Central Asia from E. Harding's 'Costume of the Russian Empire', with the title taken from the text.
See Abbey Travel 244-246, but an edition with this plate number not listed.
[Ref: 37867] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Farm yard.
Drawn & Etched by John Augustus Atkinson.
Published as the Act directs May 10, 1804 by J.A. Atkinson & Ja.s Walker, No 3 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, and Mess.rs John & Josiah Boydell, Pall Mall & Cheapside, London.
Coloured soft-ground etching with aquatint, large margins. 180 x 250mm, 7 x 9¾".
A Russian woman feeding pigs, sheep and a cow in farmyard, published in Atkinson's 'A Picturesque Representation of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements of the Russians'. According to the text a Russian farmyard is 'little more than a receptacle and shelter for stock... The Dairy is as yet imperfectly known to them'. Atkinson accompanied his uncle, James Walker. to St Petersburg when Walker was appointed engraver to Catherine the Great. On his return he and his uncle published this work, which contained 100 plates.
Abbey: Travel 223, 'These plates of Atkinson's show the spontaineity and sprit possible when the artist is his own engraver... The colouring is skilfully done'.
[Ref: 25074] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Fish Barks.
Drawn & Etched by John Augustus Atkinson.
Published as the Act directs May 10, 1804 by J.A. Atkinson & Ja.s Walker, No 3 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, and Mess.rs John & Josiah Boydell, Pall Mall & Cheapside, London.
Coloured soft-ground etching with aquatint. 180 x 250mm (7 x 9¾"0, with wide margins.
Russian fisherman and women standing on a row boat on the Neva, published in Atkinson's 'A Picturesque Representation of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements of the Russians'. According to the text these vessels 'serve the fishmongers at once for dwelling houses, shops and fishponds... the lower part of the bark is divided into different wells for the keeping [of] all kinds of fresh-water fish... Naturalists mention upwards of twenty sorts of salmon caught on the Neva [as well as] fresh and salted cavia'. Atkinson accompanied his uncle, James Walker. to St Petersburg when Walker was appointed engraver to Catherine the Great. On his return he and his uncle published this work, which contained 100 plates.
Abbey: Travel 223, 'These plates of Atkinson's show the spontaineity and sprit possible when the artist is his own engraver... The colouring is skilfully done'.
[Ref: 25075] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Russia in Europe Part II.
Engraved by J.& C. Walker.
London Published by Baldwin & Cradock 47 Paternoster Row July 1st 1835. Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Engraved map with original colour. 345 x 405mm, 13½ x 16". Narrow margins.
Map of Northern Russia, with Archangel and the White Sea, with the Ural Mountains, the border between Europe and Asia, on the right.
[Ref: 13212] £70.00

Russia in Europe Part IV.
Engraved by J.& C. Walker.
London Published by Baldwin & Cradock 47 Paternoster Row July 1st 1834. Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Engraved map with original colour. 345 x 405mm, 13½ x 16". Narrow margins.
Map of Russia north of Moscow, with St Petersburg top left.
[Ref: 13213] £70.00

Jumping on a Board.
Drawn & Etched by John Augustus Atkinson.
Published as the Act directs May 10, 1804 by J.A. Atkinson & Ja.s Walker, No 3 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, and Mess.rs John & Josiah Boydell, Pall Mall & Cheapside, London.
Coloured soft-ground etching with aquatint with large margins. 180 x 250mm, 7 x 9¾".
Children playing outside a Russian log cabin, published in Atkinson's 'A Picturesque Representation of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements of the Russians'. According to the text this pastime is 'Usually the Amusement of two girls, who balance a board on a few billets ot stones, and by degrees suffer themselves to be thrown up to an extraordinary height by the elasticity and spring of the board... a broken leg might easily take place'. Atkinson accompanied his uncle, James Walker. to St Petersburg when Walker was appointed engraver to Catherine the Great. On his return he and his uncle published this work, which contained 100 plates.
223 Abbey: Travel, 'These plates of Atkinson's show the spontaineity and sprit possible when the artist is his own engraver... The colouring is skilfully done'.
[Ref: 25078] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Russie Pétersboug [ms]
Fumagalli dis. e inc. Biasioli A.T.
[Milan: Antonio Fortunato Stella, 1816-27.]
Hand-coloured aquatint with small margins; publisher's blindstamp. Plate 210 x 340mm (8¼ x 13¼"). Proof before title. Slight damage on right.
St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia until 1917. View from St. Peter and St. Paul's Fortress, looking across the river Neva, with the Winter Palace, Admiralty and other buildings on the opposite side of the river. Published in Giulio Ferrario's 'Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement, de la milice, de la religion, des arts, sciences et usages de tous les peuples anciens et modernes d'après les monuments de l'antiquité et accompagné de dessins analogues au sujet par le Docteur Jules Ferrario'.
[Ref: 34531] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

The Plough.
Drawn & Etched by John Augustus Atkinson.
Published as the Act directs May 10, 1804 by J.A. Atkinson & Ja.s Walker, No 3 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, and Mess.rs John & Josiah Boydell, Pall Mall & Cheapside, London.
Coloured soft-ground etching with aquatint and large margins. 180 x 250mm, 7 x 9¾".
A Russian horse-drawn plough, published in Atkinson's 'A Picturesque Representation of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements of the Russians'. According to the text the Russian plough is primitive and its effect 'in ploughing is very superficial... [but] enough, however, to answer all the Russian's purposes'. The author notes the recent introduction of the english plough by the nobility, although the peasants still prefer their own. Atkinson accompanied his uncle, James Walker. to St Petersburg when Walker was appointed engraver to Catherine the Great. On his return he and his uncle published this work, which contained 100 plates.
223 Abbey: Travel, 'These plates of Atkinson's show the spontaineity and sprit possible when the artist is his own engraver... The colouring is skilfully done'.
[Ref: 25076] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Russia in Asia.
Drawn by Wyld. Hewitt sc. Buckingham Place Fitzroy Square.
Published by John Thomson & Co. Edinburgh. [n.d., c. 1815.]
Engraved map with original colour. Creased. Tear at top.
The Russian Empire, from the Caucasus to Kamchatka. The Bering Strait had still not been mapped properly.
[Ref: 18123] £110.00

The Swing.
Drawn & Etched by John Augustus Atkinson.
Published as the Act directs May 10, 1804 by J.A. Atkinson & Ja.s Walker, No 3 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, and Mess.rs John & Josiah Boydell, Pall Mall & Cheapside, London.
Coloured soft-ground etching with aquatint and large margins. 180 x 250mm, 7 x 9¾".
A swing, outside a Russian log cabin, published in Atkinson's 'A Picturesque Representation of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements of the Russians'. According to the text 'a song encourages and adds to the enjoyment'. Atkinson accompanied his uncle, James Walker. to St Petersburg when Walker was appointed engraver to Catherine the Great. On his return he and his uncle published this work, which contained 100 plates.
223 Abbey: Travel, 'These plates of Atkinson's show the spontaineity and sprit possible when the artist is his own engraver... The colouring is skilfully done'.
[Ref: 25077] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Russia in Europe Part V.
Engraved by J.& C. Walker.
London Published by Baldwin & Cradock 47 Paternoster Row Sep.r 1st 1835.
Engraved map with original colour. 405 x 345mm, 16 x 13½". Narrow margins.
Map of Lithuania Belarus & the Ukraine, marking Vilnius, Minsk and Kiev.
[Ref: 13214] £70.00

Russia in Europe Part VI.
Engraved by J.& C. Walker.
London Published by Baldwin & Cradock 47 Paternoster Row Dec.r 1st 1835. Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Engraved map with original colour. 405 x 345mm, 16 x 13½". Narrow margins.
Map of Russia south of Moscow, with part of the Ukraine.
[Ref: 13215] £70.00

Russia in Europe Part VII.
Engraved by J.& C. Walker.
London Published by Baldwin & Cradock 47 Paternoster Row May 1st 1845. Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Engraved map with original colour. 345 x 405mm, 13½ x 16". Narrow margins.
Map of Russia south east of Moscow, with part of Astrakhan and the borders with Khazakhstan.
[Ref: 13216] £70.00

Russia in Europe Part VIII.
Engraved by J.& C. Walker.
London Published by Baldwin & Cradock 47 Paternoster Row May 1st 1835. Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Engraved map with original colour. 345 x 405mm, 13½ x 16". Narrow margins.
Map of Southern Ukraine, with the Crimea. With an inset showing the sheets of the Russia map.
[Ref: 13217] £70.00

Russisch Kayferliche Artillerie une Fuhrwesen.
Nach der Natur gezeichnet u. geatzt von Ludwig Ebner.
Zu finden in der Academischen Kunsthandlung in Augsburg. [n.d. c.1805.]
Hand-coloured aquatint and etching, rare. 172 x 203mm. 6¾ x 8".
A horseback general and two officers stand between two canoons with carriages in the background; Artillery Officers of the Imperial Russian Army. From "Charakteristische Darstellung der vorzüglichsten europäischen Militärs".
[Ref: 21494] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Voitures Russes. Russian Carriages.
dessinees par Swebach. drawn by Swebach.
London, published by Ch. Tilt, 86, Fleet Street. Paris Publie par Jeannin, rue du Croissant No.20. New-York published by Bailly Ward & Co [n.d., c.1840].
Lithograph, rare, sheet 490 x 320mm. 19¼ x 12½". A full sheet (they were often cut up);
21 vignette sketches of Russian coaches, carriages, and horse- and human-powered sleighs and sledges. They are arranged in three columns. From a folio; numbered '33' upper right.
[Ref: 22449] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Voitures Russes dessinées par Swebach. Russian Carriages drawn by Swebach. No. 33.
[Drawn by Edouard Swebach.]
London published by Ch. Tilt 86, Fleet Street. Paris Publié par Jeanin, rue to Croissant No 20. Bew-York published by Bailly Ward & Co.
Lithograph. Sheet 415 x 280mm (16¼ x 11"). Slight toning of paper. Small margins.
21 vignettes of Russian coaches, carriages and sleighs.
[Ref: 56959] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Russisch Kayferliche Cosacken.
Nach der Natur gezeichnet und gestochen von Ludw. Ebnen.
Zu finden in der Academischen Kunsthandlung in Augsburg. [n.d. c.1805.]
Hand-coloured aquatint and etching. 203 x 152mm. 8 x 6". Creasing.
Soldiers of the Imperial Russian Army. From "Charakteristische Darstellung der vorzüglichsten europäischen Militärs".
[Ref: 21492] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

The Whole Russian Empire. The European Part of the Russian Empire With the Several Countries that are the Theatre of the Present War between the Turks and the Russians, from D'Anville's maps. [&] The Asiatic Part of the Russian Empire with the adjacent Coast of North America from D'Anville's Map.
London Printed for R. Sayer Map & Printseller No 53 Fleet Street. Published as the Act directs 2.d March 1772.
Engraved map on two sheets conjoined, as issued, with original hand colour. 18th century watermark, Total 490 1280mm (19¼ x 50½"), with wide margins. Crack on binding fold taped.
A two-sheet map of the Russian Empire, each with its own title, but with a joint title across the two sheets. It shows from Poland (which was partitioned by Russia, Prussian and Austria later in the year) and the Balkans east to Kamchatka and the Kuriles. What the map calls the 'adjacent coast of North America' is an amorphous peninsula stretching under the eastern limit of the Asian coastline. In the Pacific are many large islands, including Schouten's mythical 'Company's Land' and the confused Jesso/Hokkaido.
[Ref: 54166] £480.00 view all images for this item

[Russian Easter Games.] Suite des Jeux aux Fêtes de Pâques. Le jeu du Ballon Woschtchikis. Jeu des Osselets appellé Backi. Fete Villageoise Prasnik. Le Jeu de l'Anneau Swaika.
A Paris chez Basset. M.d d'Estampes, rue St Jacques au coin de celle Mathurins, No. 64. [n.d., c.1800.]
Hand-coloured engraving. Plate: 300 x 200mm (11¾ x 8"), with good margins.
A series of scenes showing a variety of games played at Easter in Russia during the 18th Century, including a game resembling football and knucklebones.
[Ref: 44698] £520.00

[Cyrillic title - ''Russian Hunting. Chromolithographs after drawings by Pyotr Solokov. First Series.
Published by Felten, St Petersburg.] [n.d., 1873.]
Chromolithograph. 490 x 645mm (19¼ x 25½") Damaged and brittle, some browning, pencil mss.
The cover of Series 1 (of three) of ''Russian Hunting'', a collection of twelve scenes by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov, published by Franz Felen. The pencil mss. translates the titles of the three plates in this part. Solokov (1821-99), a painter of Saint Petersburg, worked in watercolour, producing portraits and hunting scenes like these, as well as some book illustrations. In 1877 he was a correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War and was wounded at the Siege of Pleven; he was awarded the Cross of St. George for bravery.
[Ref: 51607] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Cyrillic title - ''Russian Hunting. Chromolithographs after drawings by Pyotr Solokov. Series 2.
Published by Felten, St Petersburg.] [n.d., 1873.]
Chromolithograph. 490 x 645mm (19¼ x 25½") Some cracking and browning, pencil mss.
The cover of Series 2 (of three) of ''Russian Hunting'', a collection of twelve scenes by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov, published by Franz Felen. The pencil mss. translates the titles of the three plates in this part. Solokov (1821-99), a painter of Saint Petersburg, worked in watercolour, producing portraits and hunting scenes like these, as well as some book illustrations. In 1877 he was a correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War and was wounded at the Siege of Pleven; he was awarded the Cross of St. George for bravery.
[Ref: 51608] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Hunting the Wild Turkey.]
[by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov.]
[St Petersburgh: Franz Felten, 1873.]
Chromolithograph, trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, image 345 x 455mm (13½ x 18"), Cyrillic publisher's label on reverse.
A huntsman approaching a capercaillie in a tree. A plate from Series 1 (of three) of ''Russian Hunting'', a collection of twelve scenes by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov. Although Solokov's signature appears in the plate in Cyrillic, there is no title other than the English version (as above), written in pencil under the image, translated from the printed cover of the series. Solokov (1821-99), a painter of Saint Petersburg, worked in watercolour, producing portraits and hunting scenes like these, as well as some book illustrations. In 1877 he was a correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War and was wounded at the Siege of Pleven; he was awarded the Cross of St. George for bravery.
[Ref: 51613] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Calling the hounds.]
[by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov.]
[St Petersburgh: Franz Felten, 1873.]
Chromolithograph, trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, image 345 x 455mm (13½ x 18"), Cyrillic publisher's label on reverse.
A huntsman blows a horn to call the hound to a rough shelter. A plate from Series 1 (of three) of ''Russian Hunting'', a collection of twelve scenes by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov. Although Solokov's signature appears in the plate in Cyrillic, there is no title other than the English version (as above), written in pencil under the image, translated from the printed cover of the series. Solokov (1821-99), a painter of Saint Petersburg, worked in watercolour, producing portraits and hunting scenes like these, as well as some book illustrations. In 1877 he was a correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War and was wounded at the Siege of Pleven; he was awarded the Cross of St. George for bravery.
[Ref: 51612] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Dog Kennel.]
[by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov.]
[St Petersburgh: Franz Felten, 1873.]
Chromolithograph, trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, image 345 x 455mm (13½ x 18"). Backing card damaged, missing left corner.
A man uses a whip to hold the hunting pack back as another man pours their food into a trough, a butchered horse behind. A plate from Series 2 (of three) of ''Russian Hunting'', a collection of twelve scenes by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov. Although Solokov's signature appears in the plate in Cyrillic, there is no title other than the English version (as above), written in pencil on the backboard, translated from the printed cover of the series. Solokov (1821-99), a painter of Saint Petersburg, worked in watercolour, producing portraits and hunting scenes like these, as well as some book illustrations. In 1877 he was a correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War and was wounded at the Siege of Pleven; he was awarded the Cross of St. George for bravery.
[Ref: 51606] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[The ***ing Hunter in the Marsh.]
[by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov.]
[St Petersburgh: Franz Felten, 1873.]
Chromolithograph, trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, image 345 x 455mm (13½ x 18"), Cyrillic publisher's label on reverse. Bottom right corner of backing card cracked.
A man creeping up to a lake, gun in hand, restraining his dog. A plate from Series 2 (of three) of ''Russian Hunting'', a collection of twelve scenes by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov. Although Solokov's signature appears in the plate in Cyrillic, there is no title other than the English version (as above), written in pencil under the image, translated from the printed cover of the series. Solokov (1821-99), a painter of Saint Petersburg, worked in watercolour, producing portraits and hunting scenes like these, as well as some book illustrations. In 1877 he was a correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War and was wounded at the Siege of Pleven; he was awarded the Cross of St. George for bravery.
[Ref: 51609] £350.00

[Ready for the Hunt.]
[by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov.]
[St Petersburgh: Franz Felten, 1873.]
Chromolithograph, trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, image 345 x 455mm (13½ x 18"), Cyrillic publisher's label on reverse. Bottom right corner of backing card cracked.
Hunters getting ready to leave for the hunt, one stroking the borzoi who has jumped up on him. A plate from Series 2 (of three) of ''Russian Hunting'', a collection of twelve scenes by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov. Although Solokov's signature appears in the plate in Cyrillic, there is no title other than the English version (as above), written in pencil under the image, translated from the printed cover of the series. Solokov (1821-99), a painter of Saint Petersburg, worked in watercolour, producing portraits and hunting scenes like these, as well as some book illustrations. In 1877 he was a correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War and was wounded at the Siege of Pleven; he was awarded the Cross of St. George for bravery.
[Ref: 51610] £350.00

[Go for him!]
[by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov.]
[St Petersburgh: Franz Felten, 1873.]
Chromolithograph, trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, image 345 x 455mm (13½ x 18"), Cyrillic publisher's label on reverse. Corner of backing card cracked.
A rider commands two borzoi to run. A plate from Series 1 (of three) of ''Russian Hunting'', a collection of twelve scenes by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov. Although Solokov's signature appears in the plate in Cyrillic, there is no title other than the English version (as above), written in pencil under the image, translated from the printed cover of the series. Solokov (1821-99), a painter of Saint Petersburg, worked in watercolour, producing portraits and hunting scenes like these, as well as some book illustrations. In 1877 he was a correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War and was wounded at the Siege of Pleven; he was awarded the Cross of St. George for bravery.
[Ref: 51615] £320.00

[First Snow ('Fresh Snow' on title page)]
[by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov.]
[St Petersburgh: Franz Felten, 1873.]
Chromolithograph, trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, image 345 x 455mm (13½ x 18"), Cyrillic publisher's label on reverse.
Three borzoi chase a hare through a snowy landscape, followed by two riders with whips. A plate from Series 2 (of three) of ''Russian Hunting'', a collection of twelve scenes by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov. Although Solokov's signature appears in the plate in Cyrillic, there is no title other than the English version (as above), written in pencil under the image, translated from the printed cover of the series. Solokov (1821-99), a painter of Saint Petersburg, worked in watercolour, producing portraits and hunting scenes like these, as well as some book illustrations. In 1877 he was a correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War and was wounded at the Siege of Pleven; he was awarded the Cross of St. George for bravery.
[Ref: 51614] £350.00

[First Snow - Treeing the Lynx.]
[by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov.]
[St Petersburgh: Franz Felten, 1873.]
Chromolithograph, trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, image 345 x 455mm (13½ x 18"), Cyrillic publisher's label on reverse.
Three borzoi gather under a tree onto which a lynx has tried to escape. A plate from Series 1 (of three) of ''Russian Hunting'', a collection of twelve scenes by Pyotr Petrovich Solokov. Although Solokov's signature appears in the plate in Cyrillic, there is no title other than the English version (as above), written in pencil under the image, translated from the printed cover of the series. Solokov (1821-99), a painter of Saint Petersburg, worked in watercolour, producing portraits and hunting scenes like these, as well as some book illustrations. In 1877 he was a correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War and was wounded at the Siege of Pleven; he was awarded the Cross of St. George for bravery.
[Ref: 51611] £320.00

[Portrait of a Russian Orthodox Priest, titled in Cyrillic.]
H=Mibreulen [?] 1844.
Publié par Dazario à Moscou et à St Petersbourg.
Rare lithograph with hand colour with gum arabic highlights. Sheet 525 x 375mm (20¾ x 14¾"). Paper toned.
A Russian orthodox priest, wearing a jewel-encrusted medallion portrait of Jesus.
[Ref: 49142] £550.00

[Russian orthodox parish priest] Curé en habit de Choeur [Parish priest in choir dress].
[J.B. Le Prince.]
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 225 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. Uncut.
Full ecclesiastical robes, making a blessing gesture with his right hand and holding a book in the other. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Divers Habillements des Prêtres de Russie' series (10 plates including title). Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21261] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[Russian orthodox parish priest] Diacre Séculier en Habit de Choeur [Secular deacon in choir dress].
Le Prince 1764 [in plate].
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 225 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. Uncut.
His right arm rests on a pedestal upon which is a censer; he wears an alb and a stole. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Divers Habillements des Prêtres de Russie' series (10 plates including title). Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21260] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[Russian orthodox parish priest] Curé en Habit de Ville.
[J.B. Le Prince.]
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 230 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. One rust spot in plate edge upper left. Uncut.
With walking stick in right hand and fur hat in left hand; he wears a skullcap and a long robe over a tunic. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Divers Habillements des Prêtres de Russie' series (10 plates including title). Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21259] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[Russian orthodox abbot] Abbé Commandataire au Choeur [Abbot commandataire at the choir].
Le Prince 1764 [in plate].
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 230 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. Uncut.
Rosary beads in right hand and staff in the other, with long, hooded cape worn over tunic, and tall hat. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Divers Habillements des Prêtres de Russie' series (10 plates including title). Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21258] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[A Russian Church.]
[Paper watermarked 'Fellows 1824'.]
Coloured lithograph. 185 x 250mm (7¼ x 9¾").
A Russian scene with figures and a horse and sleigh in front of a large church.
[Ref: 38006] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Page historique.
Victor Adam del. Lith. de Lemercier.
London published by Ch. Tilt 86, Fleet Street. Paris, publie par Desmaisons-Cabasson quai Voltaire No.13. New-York published by Bailly Ward et Cie [n.d., c.1840].
Lithograph, sheet 550 x 365mm (21¾ x 14½"). A full sheet; some light foxing. Repaired hole in design lower left.
Nine vignette scenes from Russian history after Victor Adam (1801 - 1866), surmounted by a battle scene captioned 'Pierre 1er a Pultawa' below to the decorative frame. The whole surrounded by a simple border. The Battle of Poltava on 27 June 1709 was the decisive victory of Peter I of Russia over Charles XII of Sweden in one of the battles of the Great Northern War. It is widely believed to have been the beginning of Sweden's decline as a Great Power; the Russians took their place as the leading nation of northern Europe. From a folio; numbered '5' in lower margin.
[Ref: 22450] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Russian Females Entering a Sledge. No.2. Les Femmes Russes Prêtes a Monter en Traineau.
Drawn by Mornay. Clark & Dubourg sculp.
London, Published April 28, 1815 by Edw.d Orme Publisher to his Majesty & H.R.H. the Prince Regent, Bond Street, corner of Brook Street.
Aquatint. Plate: 300 x 400mm (11¾ x 15¾''), with large margins on 3 sides. Tears, stains and creasing.
Abbey Travel 226.
[Ref: 50537] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The Russian Sledge or Public Carriage. No.3. Le Traineau Russe ou la Voiture Publique en Course.
Mornay del. Clark & Dubourg sculp.
London, Published April 28, 1815 by Edw.d Orme Publisher to his Majesty & H.R.H. the Prince Regent, Bond Street, corner of Brook Street.
Aquatint, watermark J. Whatman 1825. Plate: 300 x 400mm (11¾ x 15¾''), with large margins on 3 sides. Tears, stains and creasing.
A print a Russian couple on a sledge. From 'A Picture of Saint Petersburgh, represented in a Collection of Twenty interesting Views of the City, the Sledges, and the People. Taken on the spot at the twelve different months of the year: and accompanied with an Historical and Descriptive Account' 1815.
Abbey Travel 226.
[Ref: 50538] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Sledge of a Russian Citizen. No.4. Le Traineau d'un Marchand ou Bourgiois Russe.
Mornay del. Clark & Dubourg sculp.
London, Published April 28, 1815 by Edw.d Orme Publisher to his Majesty & H.R.H. the Prince Regent, Bond Street, corner of Brook Street.
Aquatint, watermark J. Whatman 1825. Plate: 300 x 400mm (11¾ x 15¾''), with large margins. Tears, stains and creasing.
A print showing a bourgeois family riding in a sledge. From 'A Picture of Saint Petersburgh, represented in a Collection of Twenty interesting Views of the City, the Sledges, and the People. Taken on the spot at the twelve different months of the year: and accompanied with an Historical and Descriptive Account' 1815.
Abbey Travel 226.
[Ref: 50536] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

The Winter Russian Travelling Carriage. No.7. Le Quibitka d'Hiver ou Voiture de Voyage Russe.
Drawn by Mornay. Clark & Dubourg sculp.
London, Published April 28, 1815 by Edw.d Orme Publisher to his Majesty & H.R.H. the Prince Regent, Bond Street, corner of Brook Street.
Aquatint. Plate: 300 x 400mm (11¾ x 15¾''), with large margins. Tears, stains and creasing.
A print showing a family riding in a carriage. From 'A Picture of Saint Petersburgh, represented in a Collection of Twenty interesting Views of the City, the Sledges, and the People. Taken on the spot at the twelve different months of the year: and accompanied with an Historical and Descriptive Account' 1815.
Abbey Travel 226.
[Ref: 50535] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Soldat du Corps des Strelits [Soldier from the Streltsy militia]. Sous les Armes.
[J.B. Le Prince.]
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 225 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. Uncut.
Russian soldier carrying axe over his left shoulder, shotgun over back, and sword at his left side. A horn and gunpowder hangs from his belt at right side. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Les Strelits' series (8 plates including title). Streltsy (strelsi; Russian: “musketeers”) was an elite Russian military corps. Established in the mid-16th century, they provided the tsar's bodyguard. Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21265] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

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