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Artist



Alternative names	Russian: Василий Васильевич Верещагин
Description	Russian painter
Date of birth/death	26 October 1842	13 April 1904
Location of birth/death	Cherepovets	Port Arthur, today Lüshunkou
Work location	Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Paris, Munich
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

English: At the city wall. "Let them enter!"

Deutsch: In der Stadtmauer: "Lasst sie kommen!"

Русский: У крепостной стены. "Пусть войдут!"

Description

English: At the fortress wall. "Let them enter!" (1871) by Vasili Vereshchagin. Painting commemorating the capture of Khiva (in present-day Uzbekistan) by Russian Imperial troops.

Date

1871

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

95 × 160.5 cm (37.4 × 63.2 in)

Current location

State Russian Museum

	Native name	Государственный Русский музей
	Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia
	Coordinates	59° 56′ 19.47″ N, 30° 19′ 56.59″ E
	Established	1895
	Website	www.rusmuseum.ru

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picture.art-catalog.ru

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