Pavel Osipovich Kovalevsky was well-respected for his unsentimental portrayals of Russian officers and military engagements in war theaters that the great land power often became embroiled in, given its vast borders. This Kovalevsky depicts a famed Belarusian commander, General Iosif of the Russo-Turkish war, who sliced across the Balkans and instigated alarm in the fortresses of Istanbul.
General Iosif in the Balkans, c.1890, Oil on CanvasPavel Osipovich Kovalevsky Russian (1843 - 1903) |
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Pavel Osipovich Kovalevsky was well-respected for his unsentimental portrayals of Russian officers and military engagements in war theaters that the great land power often became embroiled in, given its vast borders. This Kovalevsky depicts a famed Belarusian commander, General Iosif of the Russo-Turkish war, who sliced across the Balkans and instigated alarm in the fortresses of Istanbul. |
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