The Coronation Procession of Empress Anna Ivanovna, Empress of Russia (1693-1740) entering the Kremlin
after Ottomar Elliger the Younger (Hamburg 1666 - Amsterdam 1735)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1733
Materials
Paper
Measurements
710 x 870 mm
Place of origin
Russia
Collection
West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire
NT 807665.1
Summary
Print, engraving, The Coronation Procession of Empress Anna Ivanovna, Empress of Russia (1693-1740) entering the Kremlin after Ottomar Elliger the younger (Hamburg 1666 - Amsterdam 1735). One of 2 engravings relating to the Coronation of Empress Anne of Russia.
Provenance
Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Bt., visited St. Petersburg in 1733, aged 25. He travelled with George, Lord Forbes, later 3rd Earl of Granard (1695-1765), Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. Petersburg. He kept a diary of his journey that is full of intelligent and fascinating observations on the life and habits of the people he came into contact with as well as the architecture, works of art and the machinery of civil and military government. These engravings were collected by him at that time.
Makers and roles
after Ottomar Elliger the Younger (Hamburg 1666 - Amsterdam 1735), artist