$2,583
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.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18
