Alʹbom gelīograv︠i︡ur s kartin russkikh khudozhnikov

Collection History

The Library acquired the majority of the albums in this digital presentation during the early 1930s. Many were originally part of Romanov palace libraries nationalized by the Soviet government and sold abroad for hard currency.

Background

Subjects include Russian Orthodox churches, monasteries, and ecclesiastical art; views of cities, as well as small provincial towns; secular architecture; tsarist- and Soviet-era political exiles; and the diverse peoples of the Russian Empire. A number of albums include portraits of the Tsar or the imperial family; state occasions, military maneuvers, and relaxation at the imperial hunting lodge are all depicted. Represented as well are military operations, particularly during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. Russian Revolutionary-era photos are extensive, ranging from the immediate aftermath of the February Revolution, to the Stalinist period.

Many of the imperial association albums-that is, those presented as gifts to the royal family-are of superior technical and artistic quality, and in several cases mounted in bindings that are themselves works of art, incorporating silver, wood, and other decorative elements.

Related Resources

Hee-Gwone Yoo."Holdings of rare photographs and plate books at the Slavic and Baltic Division of The New York Public Library." Rosia yongu (Russian Studies), vol. 12, no. 1 (2002): [323]-332.

Collection Data

Names
Shvart︠s︡, A. N. (Aleksandr Nikolaevich), 1848- (Writer of accompanying material)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1886 (Inferred)
Place: Moskva
Publisher: Izd. L.Kano i Ko.
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *QDZ+++ (Albom geliograviur s kartin russkikh khudozhnikov)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Title from original portfolio. Russian and French in parallel columns. ... Schitaem dolgom zaiavit’, chto vybor kartin byl sdielan….. ranie togo, chiem izdateliu predstavilas’ vozmozhnost’ zaruchit’sia prof. Shvartsa po sostavleniiu obiasnitel’nago teksta... (Publisher’s note.) Presented copy to Grand Duke Vladimir Aleksandrovich.
Language: Text in Russian and French.
Physical Description
Extent: [12] l., [24] leaves of plates (in portfolio) : ill. ; 54 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17033851
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b483c960-c6ba-012f-5bcc-58d385a7bc34
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