Vasily Vereshchagin
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Vasily Vereshchagin

1842 – 1904 · aged 62

Russian painter (1842-1904)

Born
1842 · Cherepovets
Died
1904 · Lüshunkou District

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  1. 1842BornBorn in Cherepovets
  2. 1904DiedDied in Lüshunkou District

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1842 – 1904).

  1. 1853 – 1856Crimean War
  2. 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
  3. 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
  4. 18961896 Summer Olympics
  5. 1898Spanish–American War
  6. 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War

Biography

Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (Russian: Василий Васильевич Верещагин; 26 October 1842 – 13 April 1904) was a Russian painter, war artist, and traveller. The graphic nature of his realist scenes led to many of them never being printed or exhibited to the public.

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