CONTINENTAL CARVED MEDALLION DEPICTING IVAN STEPANOVYCH
CONTINENTAL CARVED MEDALLION DEPICTING IVAN STEPANOVYCH MAZEPA
Early 19th Century
Profile bust portrait with molded edge. Reverse inscribed with an inventory number followed by “Mazeppa General des ____”. On a modern wood stand.
Medallion diameter 2.5”.
Note: Mazepa (or Mazeppa),1639-1709, was a Ukrainian Prince of the Holy Roman Empire who deserted Tsar Peter I and attempted an alliance with King Charles XII of Sweden. Mazepa’s legacy continued as a popular Romanticism subject, with a poem by Lord Byron, operas by Tchaikovsky and Marie Grandval and a symphonic poem by Liszt. Today he is still a divisive figure between Russia and Ukraine.
Condition Report: Age-typical warping, cracking and yellowing.
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CONTINENTAL CARVED MEDALLION DEPICTING IVAN STEPANOVYCH MAZEPA
Early 19th Century
Profile bust portrait with molded edge. Reverse inscribed with an inventory number followed by “Mazeppa General des ____”. On a modern wood stand.
Medallion diameter 2.5”.
Note: Mazepa (or Mazeppa),1639-1709, was a Ukrainian Prince of the Holy Roman Empire who deserted Tsar Peter I and attempted an alliance with King Charles XII of Sweden. Mazepa’s legacy continued as a popular Romanticism subject, with a poem by Lord Byron, operas by Tchaikovsky and Marie Grandval and a symphonic poem by Liszt. Today he is still a divisive figure between Russia and Ukraine.
Condition Report: Age-typical warping, cracking and yellowing.
