St. Petersburg;: Vasily Timm, c. 1856, Edition: First 1856 Edition. , Binding: Contemporary quarter morocco over marbled boards; spine with six flat gilt ruled bands forming five blind compartments with gilt lettered title on two and gilt date on four. , Notes: Text in Russian. The Russian art periodical publication or gazette of printed collections of lithograph scenes was a chronicle of currents of the life of Russia, published by leave of the Royal Family, and by the artist himself - painter and draftsman - Georg Wilhelm Timm, also known as Vasily Fyodorovich Timm, or Василий Фёдорович Тимм, (1820-1895), a Baltic-German painter, lithographer and ceramic designer, known for his genre and battle scenes; the period extending over 12 years, from 1851 to 1862 in St. Petersburg. Having travelled extensively throughout Russia, serving as a battle painter during the second phase of the Caucasian War, he was chosen in 1852 to accompany the Tsar, Nicholas I, on a visit to Finland, his main task continuing to faithfully share his impressions without criticism or analysis. Later, he would make sketches of the Siege of Sevastopol at the height of the Crimean War of 1853-1856. In 1855, this earned him the title "Academician", conferred by the Imperial Academy. In 1860, the collection was compiled and an index of drawings prepared. The publication discontinued in 1862 due to the weakening condition of V.F. Timm's eyes. Scenes from Petersburg life, portraits of popular figures, reproductions from paintings, cartoons, etc, accompanied by brief explanatory texts, had been a great success with the public, the complete series of having featured 432 illustrations, with Timm, referred to as the "Russian Gavarni", having primarily worked with lithography and woodcut engravings. Lithographs were printed in two tones along with a brief explanatory text authored by the Russian publicist and publisher N. I. Grech. and Timm's drawings executed by other artists, with lithographs prepared in the workshop of A.E. Münster.
As of 2013, publications are estimated at 2-2.5 million rubels; in 2007, a reprint of the collection was made in St. Petersburg including three catalogs and three albums with 432 illustrations; publishers have tried to bring all illustrations as close as possible in color to the originals and leather bindings were chosen with covers gilt embossed.
, Size: oblong folio (528x352mm)., Illustration: Illustrated with 19 full-page, 16 half-page, and 24 smaller lithographs; and one map. , Volume: Text leaves and lithogra, Pages: 53 text leaves including one map plus 35 large oblong lithographed leaves., Category: Book Russia; Book Plate Books General;. Title leaf slightly soiled; but overall texts and plates are clean and crisp and in very good condition; tears to leaves # 27, 28, 29, 33 have been expertly repaired. A very attractive example in full contemporary binding. Item #B6046

Edition: First 1856 Edition. , Binding: Contemporary quarter morocco over marbled boards; spine with six flat gilt ruled bands forming five blind compartments with gilt lettered title on two and gilt date on four. , Notes: Text in Russian. The Russian art periodical publication or gazette of printed collections of lithograph scenes was a chronicle of currents of the life of Russia, published by leave of the Royal Family, and by the artist himself - painter and draftsman - Georg Wilhelm Timm, also known as Vasily Fyodorovich Timm, or Василий Фёдорович Тимм, (1820-1895), a Baltic-German painter, lithographer and ceramic designer, known for his genre and battle scenes; the period extending over 12 years, from 1851 to 1862 in St. Petersburg. Having travelled extensively throughout Russia, serving as a battle painter during the second phase of the Caucasian War, he was chosen in 1852 to accompany the Tsar, Nicholas I, on a visit to Finland, his main task continuing to faithfully share his impressions without criticism or analysis. Later, he would make sketches of the Siege of Sevastopol at the height of the Crimean War of 1853-1856. In 1855, this earned him the title "Academician", conferred by the Imperial Academy. In 1860, the collection was compiled and an index of drawings prepared. The publication discontinued in 1862 due to the weakening condition of V.F. Timm's eyes. Scenes from Petersburg life, portraits of popular figures, reproductions from paintings, cartoons, etc, accompanied by brief explanatory texts, had been a great success with the public, the complete series of having featured 432 illustrations, with Timm, referred to as the "Russian Gavarni", having primarily worked with lithography and woodcut engravings. Lithographs were printed in two tones along with a brief explanatory text authored by the Russian publicist and publisher N. I. Grech. and Timm's drawings executed by other artists, with lithographs prepared in the workshop of A.E. Münster.
As of 2013, publications are estimated at 2-2.5 million rubels; in 2007, a reprint of the collection was made in St. Petersburg including three catalogs and three albums with 432 illustrations; publishers have tried to bring all illustrations as close as possible in color to the originals and leather bindings were chosen with covers gilt embossed.
, Size: oblong folio (528x352mm)., Illustration: Illustrated with 19 full-page, 16 half-page, and 24 smaller lithographs; and one map. , Volume: Text leaves and lithogra, Pages: 53 text leaves including one map plus 35 large oblong lithographed leaves., Category: Book Russia; Book Plate Books General;.

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