[THE DECEMBRISTS] - Lot 114

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[THE DECEMBRISTS] - Lot 114
[THE DECEMBRISTS] A RARE SELECTION OF PORTRAITS OF THE DECEMBRISTS. Portraits of seven participants in the Decembrist uprising on Senate Square in Saint Petersburg on December 14/26, 1825. Engravings. Including: 1) Nikita Mikhailovich Muravyov (1795–1843). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 500 x 380 mm (view size). 2) Matvey Ivanovich Muravyov-Apostol (1793–1886). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 325 x 270 mm (image size). 3) Ivan Dmitrievich Yakushkin (1793–1857). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 370 x 285 mm (viewable) 4) Prince Sergei Grigorievich Volkonsky (1788–1865). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 325 x 260 mm (image size) 5) Baron Vladimir Ivanovich Steingail (1783–1862). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 315 x 280 mm (viewable area), as is (stains). 6) Nikolai Alekseevich Panov (1803–1850). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 365 x 290 mm (viewable area). 7) Mikhail Sergeyevich Lunin (1787/88–1845). Engraving, name handwritten in the lower margin of the engraving, 355 x 270 mm (visible area). The handwritten inscriptions of the names on the engravings are in the hand of Elizaveta Georgievna Davydoff, daughter of the Decembrist Prince Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy (1790–1860). On December 14/26, 1825, an attempted coup d’état, known as the “Decembrist Revolt,” took place on Senate Square in Saint Petersburg. Organized by a group of like-minded nobles, many of whom were officers in various regiments, the revolt’s primary objective was to prevent Nicholas I from ascending to the throne. The revolt had a considerable impact on society and strongly influenced all subsequent policy during the reign of Emperor Nicholas I. The leaders and active participants in the revolt who were arrested, as well as members of the secret societies that had prepared the revolt, were subjected to severe repression. 287 people were found guilty, five leaders were executed, and 120 people were sent to Siberia. The figures depicted in the engravings in this lot were sentenced to between 15 and 20 years of exile in Siberia. Provenance: Princess Olga Alexandrovna Lieven (1856–1923), wife of Vasily Petrovich Davydov, grandson of the Decembrists V. L. Davydov and S. P. Trubetskoy. Then by descent. [DECEMBRISTS] A RARE COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS OF THE DECEMBRISTS. Portraits of seven participants in the Decembrist uprising on Senate Square in St. Petersburg on December 14/26, 1825. Engravings. Includes: 1) Nikita Mikhailovich Muravyov (1795–1843). Engraving, handwritten name inscription in the lower margin of the engraving, 500 × 380 mm (image size) 2) Matvey Ivanovich Muravyov-Apostol (1793–1886). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 325 × 270 mm (image size) 3) Ivan Dmitrievich Yakushkin (1793–1857). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 370 × 285 mm (image size) 4) Prince Sergei Grigoryevich Volkonsky (1788–1865). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 325 × 260 mm (image size) 5) Baron Vladimir Ivanovich Steingail (1783–1862). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 315 × 280 mm (image size), in condition (foxing spots). 6) Nikolai Alekseevich Panov (1803–1850). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 365 × 290 mm (image size). 7) Mikhail Sergeyevich Lunin (1787/88–1845). Engraving, handwritten signature in the lower margin of the engraving, 355 × 270 mm (inside the frame). The handwritten signatures on the engravings were made by Elizaveta Georgievna Davydova, daughter of the Decembrist Prince Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy (1790–1860). On December 14–26, 1825, an attempted coup d’état took place on Senate Square in St. Petersburg, known as the “Decembrist Uprising.”
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