Russia SAINT PETERSBURG ALEXANDER COLUMN PALACE SQUARE, 1840 Art Print Engraving

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Seller: lineart ✉️ (23,165) 99.6%, Location: New Providence, New Jersey, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 313341560546 Russia SAINT PETERSBURG ALEXANDER COLUMN PALACE SQUARE, 1840 Art Print Engraving.

    THE ALEXANDER COLUMN in Saint Petersburg        

Artist:   unknown  ____________ Engraver: unknown      

 

 
NOTE:   The title in the box above is also in the white border below this scene.

PRINT DATE:   This engraving was printed circa 1840; it is not a modern reproduction in any way.
PRINT SIZE:   Overall print size is 6 x 8 inches, actual scene size is 3 3/4 by 6 inches.
PRINT CONDITION:   Condition is excellent.  Bright and clean.  Blank on reverse.  Paper is quality woven rag stock paper.
  
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  The Alexander Column also known as Alexandrian Column, is the focal point of Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The monument was raised after the Russian victory in the war with Napoleon's France. The column is named for Emperor Alexander I of Russia, who reigned from 1801–25.  The Alexander Column was designed by the French-born architect Auguste de Montferrand, built between 1830 and 1834 with Swiss-born architect Antonio Adamini, and unveiled on 30 August 1834 (St. Alexander of Constantinople's Day). The monument is claimed to be the tallest of its kind in the world at 47.5 m (155 ft 8 in) tall and is topped with a statue of an angel holding a cross, as a triumphal column it may be the highest but the Monument to the Great Fire of London is a freestanding column 62 m high. As a monolith that has been quarried, moved and erected it is the heaviest recorded.[1] The statue of the angel was designed by the Russian sculptor Boris Orlovsky. The face of the angel bears great similarity to the face of Emperor Alexander I. The column is a single piece of red granite, 25.45 m (83 ft 6 in) long and about 3.5 m (11 ft 5 in) in diameter. The granite monolith was obtained from Virolahti, Finland and in 1832 transported by sea to Saint Petersburg, on a barge specially designed for this purpose, where it underwent further working. Without the aid of modern cranes and engineering machines, the column, weighing 600 tonnes (661 tons) on 30 August 1832 was erected by 3,000 men under the guidance of William Handyside in less than 2 hours. It is set so neatly that no attachment to the base is needed and it is fixed in position by its own weight alone. The pedestal of the Alexander Column is decorated with symbols of military glory, sculpted by Giovanni Battista Scotti.  On the side of the pedestal facing the Winter Palace is a bas-relief depicting winged figures holding up a plaque bearing the words "To Alexander I from a grateful Russia". The composition includes figures representing the Neman and Vistula rivers that were associated with the events of the Patriotic War. Flanking these figures are depictions of old Russian armour - the shield of Prince Oleg of Novgorod, the helmet of Alexander Nevsky, the breastplate of Emperor Alexander I, the chainmail of Yermak Timofeyevich and other pieces recalling heroes whose martial feats brought glory to Russia. The other three sides are decorated with bas-reliefs featuring allegorical figures of Wisdom and Abundance, Justice and Mercy, Peace and Victory, the last holding a shield bearing the dates 1812, 1813 and 1814. These compositions are enhanced by depictions of Ancient Roman military symbols and Russian armour. The sketches for the bas-reliefs were produced by Auguste de Montferrand. He coordinated the scale of their compositions with the monumental forms of the monument. The panels were designed to the planned size by the artist Giovanni Battista Scotti. The models were produced by the sculptors Piotr Svintsov and Ivan Lepee, the ornamental embellishments by sculptor Yevgeny Balin. The casting of the bronze was done at Charles Baird's works in Saint Petersburg. A commemorative silver rouble designed by N. Gube was struck in 1834 and it is rumoured that a chest of these coins was placed in the foundations.    

  THIS IS AN ACTUAL ENGRAVING PRINTED IN THE 1840s!

A GREAT VIEW OF A FAMOUS LANDSCAPE, CITYSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE PLACE IN THE WORLD !

  • Material: Engraving
  • Date of Creation: 1800-1899
  • Subject: Landscape
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Type: Print

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