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[Eighteenth century Russian erotic art].
- Title
- [Eighteenth century Russian erotic art].
- Publication
- [Russia] : [unpublished], [1840-1849?]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | Slav. Reserve 01-1316 | Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
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- Description
- [5] pieces; 18 x 29 cm
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Pictorial works.
- Note
- A collection of five erotic watercolours with overlays in the ‘porte et fenêtre’ manner. They depict Peter the Great and Ekaterina I; Anna Ivanovna and Biron; Catherine the Great and Potemkin; Elizaveta Petrovna and Razumovskii; Pavel I and Mariia Feodorovna. Four works accompanied by bawdy verse in the 19th century Russian cursive, containing brief characteristics of each person (except Paul I).
- For more information on this collection, see a study by Ernest Zitser, "A Full-Frontal History of the Romanov Dynasty: Pictorial "Political Pornography" in Pre-Reform Russia," The Russian Review 70 (2011): 557-583.
- Call Number
- Slav. Reserve 01-1316
- OCLC
- 46416991
- Title
- [Eighteenth century Russian erotic art].
- Imprint
- [Russia] : [unpublished], [1840-1849?]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
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