“The Return” (Plate No. 7 from the album “Caucasian Scenes”)
“The Return” (Plate No. 7 from the album “Caucasian Scenes”)
Russia, St. Petersburg
1853
Lithographer A. Münster, Zichy Mihály
Paper; Paper; lithograph (in yellow tint)
26.9 x 21.2 cm (image); 45.1 x 30.4 cm (mount)
Inside a saklia, a young highlander woman and an elderly highlander man welcome a highlander who has returned from the war; the old man is feeling a cross on the returning warrior's chest.The author's signature is located in the lower-left section of the image: Zichy
Below the image, on the left: “Dess. par Zichy”
Below the image, on the right: “Imp. Lith. A. Münster”
In the center of the lower margin: “LE RETOUR - ВОЗВРАЩЕНIЕ”
12840/ИЗО