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The Winter Palace — engraving




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"The  Winter  Palace"      
St. Peterburg, Russia.

 

Technique, Material: Woodcut / Paper
Artist: Hippolyte de la Charlerie, Engraver: Hippolyte de la Charlerie
Date, Publisher: Boston, 1887,  EW Walker  & Co., Voyages and travels or scenes in many lands.
Size: sheet: 30,5 х 22,1 cm., image 17 x 17 cm.

 

The Winter Palace is the main imperial palace of Russia.
Built by order of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna in 1754 -1762. From 1762 to 1904 it was used as the official winter residence of the Russian emperors. Made in the Elizabethan Baroque style with Rococo elements in the interior design.

 

 

 

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