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NIKOLAI NIKOLAEVICH KARAZIN
Russia 1842-1908
Peter the Great assists in a shipwreck, Celebration (2)
Signed. Watercolour, 11,5x 19,5 cm
In November 1724, Peter the Great worked all day in freezing Baltic waters to assist in the rescue of shipwrecked sailors, which possibly contributed to his death the following year. This act of heroism was much commemorated in art subsequently.

Auktionsnummer:

2267

Datum:

2016-06-08