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Подпись: “Drawn and Etched by John Augustus Atkinson. Cozack Officer. Published as the Act direds. Feb.1.1804. by J.A. Atkinson“. Под изображением слева: «Drawn and Etched by Jone Augustus Atkinson».
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Библиография: William Young Ottley “Notices Of Engravers, And Their Works, Being The Commencement Of A New …” London. 1831г.; Abbey Travel 223; Bobins I 180; Colas 171; Lipperheide 1343; Prideaux 318-19; Solovev Kat.105, 318 (125 rub.!); Tooley 72; Gohen 104.
Джон Август Аткинсон (John August Atkinson, 1775-1831) – английский художник и гравер. Ребёнком приехал в С-Петербург вместе со своим дядей, гравером Джеймсом Уолкером, приглашенным ко двору Екатерины II. Провел в России почти двадцать лет. Написал для Павла I две картины: «Крещение Руси» и «Мамаево побоище». Из других его произведений известны портреты Павла I, Александра I, Сольтау и Суворова (медаль).
Цветные иллюстрации по порядку: Том I. Portrait of Alexander I (uncoloured) 1. Voizok. 2. Svai. 3. Pleasure Barges. 4. Droshka. 5. Finland Sledge. 6. Ochta Milkwomen. 7. Baschkirs. 8. Lapland Sledge. 9. Summer Kibitka, with a Courier. 10. Market of frozen Provisions. 11. Winter Kibitka. 12. Babki. 13. Corn Banks. 14. Cozacks. 15. Horn Musick. 16. Cozack Dance. 17. Sledge. 18. Fetching Water & rinsing Cloaths. 19. Ice Cutters. 20. Carriage on Sledges. 21. Russian Peasant. 22. Charcoal Bank. 23. Bathing Horses. 24. Gipsies. 25. A Kaback. 26. Peasant Girl. 27. Winter Carriers. 28. Village council. 29. Finland Beggar. 30. Katcheli. 31. Galiotes. 32. Summer Carriers. 33. Izba. Том II. 34. Pilgrims. 35. Ukrain Drover. 36. Zbitenshik. 37. Children going down on an Ice hill. 38. Lighters. 39. Government Bark. 40. Russ Soldier. 41. Finn Girl going to Market. 42. Ice Hills. 43. Hussars. 44. Summer Fishery. 45. Finland Wood Barks. 46. Winter Fishery (miss captioned as Summer Fishery). 47. Ladoga Fishing Boats. 48. Common travelling Sledge. 49. A Merchants Wife. 50. Russ Merchant. 51. Rafts of Timber. 52. Finland Horse. 53. Jumping on a Board. 54. Cozack Officer. 55. Court Caleche. 56. Yaeger. 57. Skittles. 58. Public Festival. 59. Hay Carts. 60. Monks. 61. Peasant Woman & Child. 62. Baba or Old Woman. 63. Boutoushniki. 64. Stone Carriage. 65. Finland Carts. 66. Sailors. 67. Tartar Camp. Том III. 68. Tartars catching Horses. 69. The Plough. 70. Hot Bath. 71. The Wolf Hunt. 72. Smolenski Carts. 73. Russian Woman in her Winter Dress. 74. Boxing. 75. Cooper. 76. Kalatchnik. 77. Race Course. 78. Ogorodnick. 79. Dvornik. 80. Lotka. 81. Village Amusements. 82. Wrestling. 83. The Swing. 84. Fish Barks. 85. Baptism. 86. A Russian Village. 87. Marriage. 88. Golubtza. 89. Burial. 90. Metropolite. 91. Russian Priests. 92. Wood Barks. 93. Farm Yard. 94. Sorting & drying Hemp. 95. Polish Dance. 96. Fins bringing live fish to Market. 97. Consecration of the Waters. 98. Trotting Horse. 99. Nuns. 100. Noble Tcherkesseian.
