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[THE DECEMBRISTS] A RARE SELECTION OF PORTRAITS OF THE DECEM…
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[THE DECEMBRISTS] A RARE SELECTION OF PORTRAITS OF THE DECEM…
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Estimate €800 - €1,500
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Description
[THE DECEMBRISTS]
A RARE SELECTION OF PORTRAITS OF THE DECEMBRISTS. Portraits of seven participants in the Decembrist uprising on Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, 14/26 December 1825. Engravings. Comprising: 1) Nikita Mikhailovich Muravyov (1795–1843). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 500 x 380 mm (image size). 2) Matvey Ivanovich Muravyov-Apostol (1793–1886). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 325 x 270 mm (image size). 3) Ivan Dmitrievich Yakushkin (1793–1857). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 370 × 285 mm (image size) 4) Prince Sergei Grigorievich Volkonsky (1788–1865). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 325 x 260 mm (image size) 5) Baron Vladimir Ivanovich Steingail (1783–1862). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 315 x 280 mm (viewable area), as is (stains). 6) Nikolai Alekseevich Panov (1803–1850). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 365 x 290 mm (visible area). 7) Mikhail Sergeyevich Lunin (1787/88–1845). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 355 x 270 mm (visible area). The handwritten inscriptions of the names on the engravings are in the hand of Elizaveta Georgievna Davydoff, daughter of the Decembrist Prince Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy (1790–1860).
On 14/26 December 1825, on Senate Square in St Petersburg, an attempted coup d’état took place, known as the ‘Decembrist Revolt’. Organised by a group of like-minded nobles, many of whom were officers in various regiments, the revolt’s main objective was to prevent Nicholas I from ascending the throne. The revolt had a considerable impact on society and strongly influenced the entire subsequent political course of Emperor Nicholas I’s reign. The leaders and active participants in the revolt who were arrested, as well as the members of the secret societies that had prepared the revolt, were subjected to severe repression. 287 people were found guilty, five leaders were executed and 120 people were sent to Siberia. The figures depicted in the engravings in this lot were sentenced to between 15 and 20 years’ exile in Siberia.
Provenance: Princess Olga Alexandrovna Lieven (1856–1923), wife of Vasily Petrovich Davydov, grandson of the Decembrists V. L. Davydov and S. P. Trubetskoy. Subsequently passed down through the family.
Russian Art
[DECEMBRISTS]
A RARE COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS OF THE DECEMBRISTS. Portraits of seven participants in the Decembrist uprising on Senate Square in St Petersburg on 14/26 December 1825. Engravings. Includes: 1) Nikita Mikhailovich Muravyov (1795–1843). Engraving, handwritten name in the lower margin of the engraving, 500 × 380 mm (in print) 2) Matvey Ivanovich Muravyov-Apostol (1793–1886). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 325 × 270 mm (image size) 3) Ivan Dmitrievich Yakushkin (1793–1857). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 370 × 285 mm (image size) 4) Prince Sergei Grigoryevich Volkonsky (1788–1865). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 325 × 260 mm (inside dimensions) 5) Baron Vladimir Ivanovich Steingail (1783–1862). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 315 × 280 mm (image size), in condition (foxing spots). 6) Nikolai Alekseevich Panov (1803–1850). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 365 × 290 mm (image size). 7) Mikhail Sergeyevich Lunin (1787/88–1845). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 355 × 270 mm (inside dimensions). The handwritten inscriptions on the engravings were made by Elizaveta Georgievna Davydova, daughter of the Decembrist Prince Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy (1790–1860).
On 14/26 December 1825, an attempted coup d’état took place on Senate Square in St Petersburg, known as the ‘Decembrist Uprising’. Organised by a group of like-minded nobles, many of whom were officers in various regiments, the main aim of the uprising was to prevent Nicholas I from ascending the throne. The uprising had a profound impact on society and significantly influenced the entire subsequent policy of Emperor Nicholas I’s reign. The arrested leaders and key figures of the uprising, as well as members of the secret societies that had prepared it, were subjected to severe punishment. 287 people were found guilty, five leaders were executed, and 120 people were exiled to Siberia. The figures depicted in the engravings in this lot were each sentenced to 15–20 years’ exile.
Provenance: Princess Olga Alexandrovna Lieven (1856–1923), married to Vasily Petrovich Davydov, grandson of the Decembrists V.L. Davydov and S.P. Trubetskoy. Subsequently, the heirs.
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