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Battle of Poltava, 1709
ВОБРАЖЕНЇЕ ПРЕСЛАВНОЙ БАТАЛЇИ МЕЖДУ ВОЙСКЪ РОСЇЙСКИХЪ ІСВЂЙСКЇХЪ ВПРЇСУТСТВЇИ БЬЇСОКОЙ КОМАНДЫ / НАДЪРОСЇЙСКИМИ ВОЙСКАМИ ЕГО ЦАРСКАГО БЕЛИЧЕСТВА ВСЕРОСЇЙСКАГО ПЕТРА ПЕРВАГО НАДСВЂЙСКЇМИ ЕГО / КОРОЛЕВСКАГО ВΕЛИЧЕСТВА...
1722 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper; laid down on paper, the paper backing brought round the edges of the recto | 51.2 x 71.7 cm (image) | RCIN 726029
The old catalogue entry refers to ‘Two views’ of the Battle but only one view is present in the collection. This view was made either by Nicolas II de Larmessin (1640-1725) or Nicolas III de Larmessin (1684-1755).
Condition: one fold line.
Pierre Denis Martin the Younger (1663-1741) (draughtsman)
? Nicholas de Larmessin III (1684-1755) (engraver)
Watermark: Faint, on backing paper?: fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a bell or beehive and [C & I HONIG] below; no countermark visible
Condition: one fold line
45.9 x 71.0 cm (neatline)
51.2 x 71.7 cm (image)
Not visible; either cropped or obscured by paper backing (platemark)
52.8 x 73.1 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
ВОБРАЖЕНЇЕ ПРЕСЛАВНОЙ БАТАЛЇИ МЕЖДУ ВОЙСКЪ РОСЇЙСКИХЪ ІСВЂЙСКЇХЪ ВПРЇСУТСТВЇИ БЬЇСОКОЙ КОМАНДЫ / НАДЪРОСЇЙСКИМИ ВОЙСКАМИ ЕГО ЦАРСКАГО БЕЛИЧЕСТВА ВСЕРОСЇЙСКАГО ПЕТРА ПЕРВАГО НАДСВЂЙСКЇМИ ЕГО / КОРОЛЕВСКАГО ВΕЛИЧЕСТВА КАРОЛА XII, УЧЇНЇВШЕЙСЯ НЕПОДАЛЕКУ ОПОЛТАВЫ ЮНЇЯ ВЪ 27 ДЕНЬ 1709 [below view]
Annotations:
George III heading [black pencil:] Military / Port folio No 3 / Battle of Pultawa July 8 - 1709 G.3
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom right, black pencil, cropped:] 24 [or 29]. (Verso) [right of old heading, black pencil:] - 29?; [above old heading, black pencil, obscured by paper backing: text of old heading]; [left centre, black pencil, obscured by paper backing:] 54; [bottom right, black pencil:] 1709-8 [sic]; [top left, black pencil:] 54.
K. Mil. dummy sheet:
Title [ink:] Two Views of the Battle of Pultawa in which Charles XII was defeated by the Czar Peter on the / 27th of June 1709 O.S. / Port-folio N.o [black pencil:] 3 ..... 2 Table [in a modern hand:] Naval Topog UL I / [George III heading at foot of page:] Battle of Pultawa 8 July 1709 [in red ink, bottom right:] Title in the Russian Language.
Watermark: crown above fleur-de-lys in shield, a scrolled W below.
Size: 48.2 x 33.2 cm (sheet).George III catalogue entry:
Pultawa Two views of the Battle of Pultawa in which Charles XII was defeated by the Czar Peter on the 27.th June O.S. 1709.
Subject(s)
Poltava, Poltavs'ka Oblast, Ukraine (49°35'37"N 34°32'26"E)
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