Vasily Vereshchagin | |
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Василий Верещагин | |
Born | |
Died | 13 April 1904 Port Arthur, Russian Empire (now Lüshunkou, China) | (aged 61)
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | St. Petersburg Academy of Arts |
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Notable work | The Apotheosis of War (1871) Suppression of the Indian Revolt by the English (1884) |
Style | Realism |
Awards | Order of St. George (4th Class) |
Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Вереща́гин; 26 October 1842 – 13 April 1904) was a Russian painter, war artist, and traveller. The graphic nature of his realist scenes led to many of them never being printed or exhibited to the public.[1]