860 - MARSH URAL’SKIKH KAZAKOV CHEREZ BOGEMIYU V IYULE 1799 [March of the Ural Cossacks through Bohemia in July 1799]

MARSH URAL’SKIKH KAZAKOV CHEREZ BOGEMIYU V IYULE 1799 [March of the Ural Cossacks through Bohemia in July 1799] Lithograph, hand-coloured. Signed lower left and dated 1800. Inscribed in German along the lower edge. Plate 49 x 67.5 cm; sheet 58 x 96.4 cm; frame 70.7 x 109.1 cm. In a wooden frame. Large tears along the left margin. The lithograph is after the painting ‘Ural Cossacks’ by C. Hess, made in 1799 during A.V. Suvorov’s Swiss campaign. It shows the Ural Cossack Host led by its last elected ataman, later Major General David Martemyanovich Borodin (1760-1830). Carl Adolph Heinrich Hess (1769-1849) was a German painter, draughtsman, lithographer and engraver of battle and animal scenes. Upon the buyer’s request, we are pleased to provide a general condition report for the Lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to conduct their own inspection or consult a specialist or restorer of their choice for a comprehensive professional assessment. Any condition descriptions provided in the catalogue or through any correspondence are for guidance only and should not be considered a substitute for a firsthand evaluation. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.