The Costume of the Russian Empire, illustrated by a series of seventy-three engravings :
with descriptions in English and French.

Description

Related Names

Alexander, William, 1767-1816.
Dadley, J.

Language(s)

English ; French

Published

London : Printed for William Miller by William Bulmer, 1804.

Subjects

Costume > Costume / Russia > Costume / Russia / Pictorial works.
Russia > Russia / Social life and customs > Russia / Social life and customs / Pictorial works.
Hand coloring > Hand coloring / England > Hand coloring / England / 19th century.
Aquatints > Aquatints / England > Aquatints / England / 19th century.

Note

The descriptions are attributed to William Alexander--Cf. Brit. Mus. Cat.
Plates "copied from a series of engravings begun at Petersburg in 1776 and finished in 1779 under the care and at the expense of C.W. Müller [for J.G. Georgi's work: Beschreibung aller Nationen des russischen Reichs]" The plates are signed by J. Dadley as engraver and are hand-colored.

Physical Description

1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 38 cm.

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