Caption

Yakut woman with a child riding an ox. Lithograph after a drawing by Leopold Nemirovsky (1810–1883), drawn 1844; published ca. 1856. Graphic print, height 22.3 cm, width 33.2 cm. Depicts a Yakut woman in rich costume with a child seated behind her on an ox; background shows mountains and a yurt. Nemirovsky produced documentary drawings, watercolors, and oils during an 1844–45 scientific expedition from Irkutsk (route via Okhotsk to Kamchatka and overland through Koryak, Chukchi, and Yakut areas). He was sentenced to 20 years' hard labor and spent time in Tobolsk and Irkutsk.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A39_114

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Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (8.9Mb) / 20.0in x 14.3in / 6000 x 4290 (300dpi)

Keywords

Yakut woman child riding ox Lithograph drawing Leopold Nemirovsky 1810–1883 drawn 1844 published ca 1856 Graphic print height 22.3 cm width 33.2 cm Depicts rich costume child seated background mountains yurt Nemirovsky produced documentary drawings watercolors oils 1844–45 scientific expedition Irkutsk route via Okhotsk Kamchatka overland Koryak Chukchi Yakut areas was sentenced 20 years hard labor spent time Tobolsk lithographic image showing grayscale scene framed wide off-white margin brown age spots central scene large cow visible horns stands grassy ground woman wearing fur-trimmed hooded garment child simple dress sit cow’s back them rolling hills trees conical tent couple small human figures nearby sky contains soft clouds Colors visible include shades gray off-white beige brown.