Vasily Vereshchagin
Russian artist
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Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin was a Russian war artist. The graphic nature of his realist scenes led to many of them never being printed or exhibited. Wikipedia
Born: October 26, 1842, Cherepovets, Russia
Died: April 13, 1904 (age 61 years), Lüshunkou District, Dalian, China
Parents: Anna Vereshchagina and Vasily Vereshchagin
Period: Realism
Spouse: Elizaveta Mary Fisher (m. 1871–1890)
Award: Order of St. George (4th Class)
Siblings: Nikolay Vereshchagin
Artworks
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