unknown author, Riga Castle Square with Victory Column, ~ 1830, paper, water colour, 19 х 27 cm, translation of the inscription on the backside (in German) means "drawn from life". Alexander's Column) is a now defunct monument on Castle Square in the city of Riga. It was installed in 1817 in memory of the victory of the Russian Empire in the military campaign against Napoleon. Dismantled in 1915: bronze parts were taken out of the city (presumably to Moscow) and subsequently lost; granite base dismantled in 1936 (stored in fragments in Riga)
| painter: | unknown author |
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| title: | Riga Castle Square with Victory Column |
| year: | ~ 1830 |
| material: | paper |
| tehnique: | water colour |
| dimensions: | 19 х 27 |
| commnets: | translation of the inscription on the backside (in German) means "drawn from life". Alexander's Column) is a now defunct monument on Castle Square in the city of Riga. It was installed in 1817 in memory of the victory of the Russian Empire in the military campaign against Napoleon. Dismantled in 1915: bronze parts were taken out of the city (presumably to Moscow) and subsequently lost; granite base dismantled in 1936 (stored in fragments in Riga) |
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