Year of release: 1803-1804 (2006, Reprint on CD)
Author: Atkinson J.A.
Genre: Ethnography
Publisher: London. W.Blumer & Co. Cleveland-Row (GPIB treatment)
Format: ELIB
Number of Pages: 80 + 70 + 70
Language: English, French
System requirements: IBM PC 800 MHz; 128 Mb; CD-ROM 48x; Windows 98 / Me / NT4 / XP / 2000, OS X, OS 9, Linux x86, Sun Solaris, HP-UX.
Language: Russian + English + German + French

"Picturesque sketches of manners, customs and entertainment of Russians ..." is the fruit of a 15-year stay (1784-1801) of the famous English painter and engraver John Augustin Atkinson in Russia. Returning to London at the beginning of the 19th century, Atkinson published an album of paintings depicting the customs, customs and entertainments of Russians.
Engraved paintings, painted with watercolor - one of the best graphic suites dedicated to Russia.
The author devoted the publication to the Emperor Alexander I.
Each illustration is accompanied by a detailed explanation of the story in English and French.

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