Patersen_Strelka_(spit)_of_Vasilyevsky_Island_as_seen_from_Dvortsovaya_embankment_1807.jpg

Summary

The Strelka (spit) of Vasilyevsky Island, as seen from the Dvortsovaya embankment ( Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL) Create new Wikidata item based on this file )
Author
Benjamin Patersen (–1815) wikidata:Q4346880
Alternative names
Benjamin Paterssen
Description Swedish-Russian painter, drawer and engraver
Date of birth/death 1748 / 1750 Edit this at Wikidata 1815 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Varberg Saint Petersburg
Work period 1768 Edit this at Wikidata –1815 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Saint Petersburg Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q4346880
Title
The Strelka (spit) of Vasilyevsky Island, as seen from the Dvortsovaya embankment
label QS:Len,"The Strelka (spit) of Vasilyevsky Island, as seen from the Dvortsovaya embankment"
label QS:Lfr,"La Bourse a St. Petersburg"
label QS:Lru,"Вид на стрелку Васильевского острова с Дворцовой набережной"
Description
English: In the foreground: the granite embankment of the Neva River (1763-1780) at the old Hermitage. In the The Spit of Vasilyevsky Island, the StockExchange (1805-1810), and the two Rostral Columns (1805-1810) by architect Thomas de Tomon. Theembankment was constructed between 1804 and thesecond decade of the 19th century. Blueprints for the uncompleted section of the spit were used when creating the composition. The building on the left is the edifice of the Russian Academy of Science, designed by architect A.D. Zaharov, which was never built.
Date 1807
date QS:P571,+1807-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium copper engraving print and watercolor on paper
Dimensions 49.2 × 63.6 cm (19.3 × 25 in)
institution QS:P195,Q132783
Source/Photographer http://www.bruun-rasmussen.dk
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