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Title
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Don Cossack of the year 1821, Grigor'evich Fedor
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Rights
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The New York Public Library, public domain
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Creator
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Grigor'evich Fedor (1801-1892)
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Date
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1820-1821
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Description
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The Cossacks were apart of the back bone of the Russian army during the Napoleonic wars, Cossacks are groups of runaways soldiers, serfs, and criminals of Russian, Persian, and Turkic ethnicities hiding in the Steppes region of modern day Ukraine, Southern Russia, and the Caucuses , Cossacks were skilled light calvary and infantry units, often cossacks scouted enemy positions and ambushed routes. Napoleon on several occasions had to defend themselves from the hordes of Cossacks during the Russian campaign (1812) and barely made it out alive, losing many French Imperial Guards in the process.
This picture features a Don Cossack from Southern Russia. He is dressed in traditional Cossacks dress and a Papakha fur hat. He is armed with a curved saber.
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Format
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Watercolor
paper
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Language
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Russian
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Publisher
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The New York Public Library, New York City, New York
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Contributor
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Timothy Jackson
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Identifier
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The New York Public Library, 1590546
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Subject
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Napoleonic Wars; Russia; 1800s;19th Century; Officer; military; uniform; Cossack
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Source
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Jpeg file, https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5d709c90-c60d-012f-1ca1-58d385a7bc34?canvasIndex=0
Don Cossack