Crimean War litho of Yalta Conference seat
Heading: (Crimea)
Author: Simpson, William
Title: Prince Woronzoff's Palace Near Yalta on the South Coast of the Crimea
Place Published: London
Publisher:Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co.
Date Published: 1855-56
Description:
Color lithograph. Lithographed by T. Picken from the painting by William Simpson. 26.7x47 cm (10½x18½") on sheet 37x55 cm (14½x21½"), with original blank interleaf attached.
A large ship of the line and a smaller craft sit offshore opposite the palace nestled beneath the barren crags. The palace was the site of the Yalta Conference where the "Big Three" (Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin) met in February 1945 to divide up the postwar world. The print is from Simpson's esteemed work, The Seat of the War in the East. First and Second Series.
Condition Report: Two tiny spots in sky portion; fine condition.
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Heading: (Crimea)
Author: Simpson, William
Title: Prince Woronzoff's Palace Near Yalta on the South Coast of the Crimea
Place Published: London
Publisher:Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co.
Date Published: 1855-56
Description:
Color lithograph. Lithographed by T. Picken from the painting by William Simpson. 26.7x47 cm (10½x18½") on sheet 37x55 cm (14½x21½"), with original blank interleaf attached.
A large ship of the line and a smaller craft sit offshore opposite the palace nestled beneath the barren crags. The palace was the site of the Yalta Conference where the "Big Three" (Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin) met in February 1945 to divide up the postwar world. The print is from Simpson's esteemed work, The Seat of the War in the East. First and Second Series.
Condition Report: Two tiny spots in sky portion; fine condition.
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