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Nikanor Chernetsov: sketches and drawings
The Caucasus and Tiflis in drawings · 1805–1879
Nikanor Chernetsov (1805–1879): the caucasus and tiflis in drawings. SketchMap Atlas shows 5 sketches by Nikanor Chernetsov on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.
Russian landscape painter who travelled widely across the empire. He drew the mountains and towns of the Caucasus, including Tiflis, today's Tbilisi, in careful pencil and wash. His sheets record places as a traveller saw them before photography became common.
Sketches by Nikanor Chernetsov and where they were drawn
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Where did Nikanor Chernetsov draw each work?
- St Nicholas Gate in Reval (1829): drawn at Tallinn, Estonia (59.4408° N, 24.7495° E). Details
- View of Alupka (1833): drawn at Alupka, Crimea (44.4197° N, 34.0431° E). Details
- Tiflis and Mount Mtatsminda (1830s): drawn at Old Tbilisi. Details
- Nizhny Novgorod from the Oka (1838): drawn at Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (56.3287° N, 44.0020° E). Details
- Staro-Kalinkin Bridge (1839): drawn at Staro-Kalinkin Bridge, St Petersburg (59.9169° N, 30.2818° E). Details
About the works
- St Nicholas Gate in Reval, 1829. The medieval Small Coastal Gate of old Tallinn: a pencil drawing signed and dated 1829. Source · Public domain
- View of Alupka, 1833. Cypresses, Tatar houses and the cliffs of Ai-Petri above the Crimean coast: a watercolour of 1833. Source · Public domain
- Tiflis and Mount Mtatsminda, 1830s. Old Tiflis on the Kura beneath Mount Mtatsminda: a drawing from the 1830s. Source · Public domain
- Nizhny Novgorod from the Oka, 1838. The high Kremlin hill, churches and river craft painted during the Chernetsov brothers’ Volga trip. Source · Public domain
- Staro-Kalinkin Bridge, 1839. Granite towers of the bridge over the Fontanka and boats: a lithograph after Nikanor Chernetsov. Source · Public domain
Quick answers
Who was Nikanor Chernetsov?
Russian landscape painter who travelled widely across the empire.
Where did Nikanor Chernetsov draw?
Estonia, Crimea, Old Tbilisi, Russia and St Petersburg. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.
What techniques did Nikanor Chernetsov use?
The works on SketchMap Atlas are drawing and watercolour.
Can I use the sketches by Nikanor Chernetsov?
The works shown here are marked “Public domain” and come from Wikimedia Commons. Check the source link of each work for the exact terms.
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