Buy this book on-line Robert Ker Porter : Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden During the Years 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808
John Stockale, London, c. 1813
Contemporary full calf boards skillfully rebacked, spine with five raised bands. Marbled pasted and free endpapers. , Very Good Condition; plates and text are clean and crisp. , Quarto (235mm x 286mm) , P. Vol: Title, Preface (iii-vi), contents (vii-xi), List of plates, 1-303; Vol2: Blank, Title, Contents (v-viii), 1-296, blank. , Complete with 41 plates, 2 of which are fold outs. Our example has 40 finely hand coloured plates, which is 12 more than the usual standard 28. Plates depict life in St Petersburg, the Russian nobility, peasantry and trade classes, the Russian Orthodox Church, military events . , Volume : Two Volumes in One.
Robert Ker Porter (1777–1842) noted artist, author, diplomat and traveler. Known for his accounts of his travels in Spain, Portugal and Russia. . In 1804 he was invited to Russia to join the tsar\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s court as historical painter, being employed in decorating Admiralty Hall, St Petersburg with vast historical paintings. (DNB, 191) This particular narrative is in the form of letters that were devoted primarily to Porter\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s stay in Russia. The scenic plates are from drawings by the author made during his travels to different regions in Russia and to Sweden, engraved by Stadler. Porter visited Spain in 1808 and was invited by Sir John Moore whom he had met previously in Sweden, to accompany the British forces, and the artist witnessed the actions at Benavente, Sahagún and Corunna. He was also one of the earliest panorama painters in Britain producing several significant pieces including the Storming of Seringapatam, the Siege of Acre, The Battle of Lodi, Defeat of the French at the Devil\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Bridge, Mont St. Gothard, by Suwarrow, and the Battle of Alexandria. He was knighted for his services to the diplomatic corps. He also exhibited several pictures at the Royal Academy. , (Tooley 383, DNB 191, Abbey Travel 13)
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