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Streltsy — engraving


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"Milizie Russe"

 

Streltsy were the units of Russian firearm infantry from the 16th to the early 18th centuries and also a social stratum, from which personnel for Streltsy troops were traditionally recruited. 

 

Technique, Material: Handcoloured copperplate engraving / Paper
Artist:   Engraver: Luigi Giarre
Date, Publisher: Giulio Ferrario's,  "Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World", Florence, 1831.
Size: sheet  22,5 х 14,5 cm 

 

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