Caption

Russo-Ottoman War (1877–1878), the scene depicts a Russian newspaper correspondent or newsboy distributing newspapers amidst a throng of people. The image depicts the enormous public interest and excitement amongst the population of St Petersburg upon the arrival of fresh war news, Russia, illustration, reproduction of a 19th-century original. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of the original unknown, historical

Date

Jun 08, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H27_437

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

85.8Mb (28.6Mb) / 18.6in x 17.9in / 5592 x 5360 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted black date history drawing audience news accurate interest newspaper Saint Petersburg classic fresh Europe illustration depiction Russia information antiquity historic Russian excitement message restored population interested contemporary drawn european distribute news vendor file authentic woodcut restoration distribution former warfare public war vintage sketch printing method replication 19th century Historic illustration Wood engraving Public interest Newssheet War news no one precise St. Petersburg classical freshly representation Russian Federation ancient times historical newspaperman real xylograph reconstruction Publicly nineteenth century Historical illustration No People exact freshness newsman realistic woodprint reproduction 1900s nobody news agent genuine replica uninhabited newspaper vendor copy empty dates drawings audiences interests newspapers illustrations depictions Altertum messages populations distributing news vendors files woodcuts restorations distributions formerly warfares wars printing methods 19th-century Historic illustrations classically historically reconstructions Historical illustrations replicas on black St.-Petersburg Europe's depicting historical image history image history images messaging distributes restoration work vintage-styled representing