Lot 105
  • 105

a group of four prints depicting views of St. Petersburg, Russian School

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Russian School
  • sheet size: largest 510 by 690mm., 20 by 27in.
comprising the Exchange, the Admiralty seen from the Triumphal Gatesafter Grigory Kachalov, the Winter Palace and the funeral cortege of Princess Ekaterina Il'inichna Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky before Kazan Cathedral after Maxim Vorobiev

Condition

The sheets are discoloured with minor spots of staining in places. Thre are tears to the edges and some minor repaired losses. The pigments have faded a bit.
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