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Tver.
| Article ID | EUO3820 |
Title | Tver. |
Description | Representation of the city Tver (former Kalinin) in Russia. |
| Year | ca. 1838 |
Artist | Lemaitre (1797-1870) |
Augustin François Lemaître was a french copper and steel- printer and an illustrator in Paris. | |
Historical Description | Located 180 kilometres (110 mi) northwest of Moscow, Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russian Empire. 1485, the forces of Ivan the Great seized the city. The principality was given as an appanage to Ivan’s grandson, only to be abolished several decades later. Last scions of the ruling dynasty were executed by Ivan the Terrible during the Oprichnina. At that turbulent time, Tver was ruled by Simeon Bekbulatovich, a former khan of Kasimov. The city's decline was not irrevocable, however. With the foundation of St. Petersburg, Tver gained importance as a principal station on the highway (and later railway) en route from Moscow. It was much visited by Russian royalty and nobility traveling from the old capital to the new one and back. |
| Place of Publication | Paris |
| Dimensions (cm) | 11 x 15 |
| Condition | Perfect condition |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Feather Lithography |
Reproduction:
27.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )