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John Webber
Sedentary Koryaks; Reindeer/Nomad Koryaks

1862

$350
£269.24
€312.51
CA$493.58
A$552.90
CHF 290.40
MX$6,723.05
NOK 3,677.43
SEK 3,490.87
DKK 2,332.42

About the Item

Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper with a deckle edge, 8 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches (222 x 320 mm); sheet 15 1/4 x 20 7/8 inches (388 x 530 mm), full margins. In fair condition with scattered areas of light brown discoloration, as well as some light edge wear. Engraved by M. de Boulytcheff, after Charles Huhn, Lithographed by Winckelmann in Berlin, 1862 and included in the volume "Description Éthongraphique des Peuples de la Russie" by T. de Pauly, St. Petersburg: Bellizard, 1862. Included in the volume "Description Éthongraphique des Peuples de la Russie" by Theodore de Pauly (1817 – 1867), St. Petersburg: Bellizard, 1862. Theodore de Pauly, a member of the newly founded Imperial Russian Geographical Society (founded 1845), was the latest in a line of ethnographers, seeking to record the enormous range of peoples spread across both European and Asian Russia. Pauly’s work, compiled from many previous ethnographical studies, was illustrated with 62 chromo-lithographs, mainly executed from nature. The work was shown to Alexander II during production and the finished article dedicated to him. It was published to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of the Russian Empire. [Royal Collection Trust]
  • Creator:
    John Webber (1751 - 1793, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1862
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.75 in (22.2 cm)Width: 12.6 in (32 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Middletown, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BH20111stDibs: LU1979216475552

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