Line Cossacks on horses. Composition
Line Cossacks on horses. Composition
Russia, St. Petersburg
Model: circa 1880. Late 1890s
Grachev, Vasiliy, Woerffel bronze and lapidary art factory
Bronze; casting, patinating, chasing, mounting
Height 26 cm
On the base: ЛЪП. ГРАЧЕВЪ.; Fabr. C.F. Woerffel. St. Petersbourg
On a hollow, square base with a massive, convex terrain representing a rocky mountain slope in high relief, is a sculptural depiction of two veteran Cossack warriors. Wearing tall, shaggy fur hats and belted coats with cartridge slots, they are ascending a steep mountain.
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