Null Portrait of Alexei Petrovitch, tsarevich of Russia by Petr Afanasiev (1866-…

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Portrait of Alexei Petrovitch, tsarevich of Russia by Petr Afanasiev (1866-1960). This portrait was among illustrations made by Afanasiev for the Russian edition of Kazimierz Waliszewski's monograph "Peter The Great: upbringing, personality, deeds" published by Sphinx in 1911. Petr Semenovich Afanasiev was a Russian artist who worked mainly as a book illustrator. Sphinx was a Moscow-based publishing house that existed between 1907 and 1914 and was famous for publishing exquisitely illustrated editions. Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in., (19.5 x 13 cm) Perfect

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Portrait of Alexei Petrovitch, tsarevich of Russia by Petr Afanasiev (1866-1960). This portrait was among illustrations made by Afanasiev for the Russian edition of Kazimierz Waliszewski's monograph "Peter The Great: upbringing, personality, deeds" published by Sphinx in 1911. Petr Semenovich Afanasiev was a Russian artist who worked mainly as a book illustrator. Sphinx was a Moscow-based publishing house that existed between 1907 and 1914 and was famous for publishing exquisitely illustrated editions. Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in., (19.5 x 13 cm) Perfect

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