Vasily Vereshchagin
Vasily Vereshchagin | |
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| Василий Верещагин | |
| Born | 26 October 1842 |
| Died | 13 April 1904 (aged 61) Port Arthur, Russian Empire (now Lüshunkou, China) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | St. Petersburg Academy of Arts |
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| Notable work | The Apotheosis of War (1871) Suppression of the Indian Revolt by the English (1884) |
| Style | Realism |
| Awards | Order of St. George (4th Class) |
Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Вереща́гин; 26 October 1842 – 13 April 1904) was a Russian painter, war artist, and traveller. The graphic nature of his realist scenes led to many of them never being printed or exhibited to the public.