Cossacks Collection (#6)

Les cosaques franchissent le Yalou (colour litho)
2787195 Les cosaques franchissent le Yalou (colour litho) by Malespine, L. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les cosaques franchissent le Yalou)

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The Russo-Japanese War: a Japanese detachment and their commander captured by Cossacks (colour litho)
3097358 The Russo-Japanese War: a Japanese detachment and their commander captured by Cossacks (colour litho) by French School

Conflict between the 10th Hussars and Cossacks, at Kertch (engraving)
1608272 Conflict between the 10th Hussars and Cossacks, at Kertch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conflict between the 10th Hussars and Cossacks)

Caucasian Costumes, 19th Century (coloured engraving)
968811 Caucasian Costumes, 19th Century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caucasian costumes, 19th Century)

Caucasian costumes, 19th Century (engraving)
968776 Caucasian costumes, 19th Century (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caucasian costumes, 19th Century)

The War, Reconnaissance of Cossacks on the Matchin Road (engraving)
1589525 The War, Reconnaissance of Cossacks on the Matchin Road (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, Reconnaissance of Cossacks on the Matchin Road)

Military at Kiev (engraving)
1595783 Military at Kiev (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Military at Kiev)

Sketches of the War in Asia (engraving)
1589551 Sketches of the War in Asia (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the War in Asia)

A Chino-Russian Frontier Post in Manchuria, Coolies entering Russian Territory (litho)
1598683 A Chino-Russian Frontier Post in Manchuria, Coolies entering Russian Territory (litho) by Frenzeny, Paul (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cossacks (engraving)
1096459 Cossacks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cossacks. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

The War, Cossacks on the Road from Galatz to Barboschi (engraving)
1106323 The War, Cossacks on the Road from Galatz to Barboschi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, Cossacks on the Road from Galatz to Barboschi)

The charge of the Heavy Brigade (litho)
1266239 The charge of the Heavy Brigade (litho) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England pulished circa 1920)

Recent Exploration in Central Asia, Dr Sven Hedins Attempt to reach Lhassa in Disguise (b / w photo)
1601325 Recent Exploration in Central Asia, Dr Sven Hedins Attempt to reach Lhassa in Disguise (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Russian Military Methods, Cossacks crossing a River in Boats extemporised from Wagons (litho)
1598514 Russian Military Methods, Cossacks crossing a River in Boats extemporised from Wagons (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

British Outposts, near Sebastopol (engraving)
1607818 British Outposts, near Sebastopol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Outposts, near Sebastopol)

Soldiers and uniforms of the Russian Army (engraving)
3627335 Soldiers and uniforms of the Russian Army (engraving) by Montaut, Henri de (c.1825-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldiers and uniforms of the Russian Army)

The Russian Campaign in Manchuria (engraving)
729215 The Russian Campaign in Manchuria (engraving) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Russian Campaign in Manchuria)

Attempt of the Cossacks to Capture Napoleon at Brienne (engraving)
663660 Attempt of the Cossacks to Capture Napoleon at Brienne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Attempt of the Cossacks to Capture Napoleon at Brienne)

Cossacks of the Guard and Imperial Bodyguard (colour litho)
725062 Cossacks of the Guard and Imperial Bodyguard (colour litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cossacks of the Guard and Imperial Bodyguard)

Turkic-Bashkir Cossack archers harried and hounded the retreat of Napoleon
PNP375437 Turkic-Bashkir Cossack archers harried and hounded the retreat of Napoleons Army from Russia in 1812 (colour litho) by Woodville

Different military uniforms worn by the Russian tsar (colour litho)
2818781 Different military uniforms worn by the Russian tsar (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Different military uniforms worn by the Russian tsar)

During the victorious Russian offensive in Galicia (colour litho)
2808606 During the victorious Russian offensive in Galicia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: During the victorious Russian offensive in Galicia)

Cavalry of the Russian Army (colour litho)
2818280 Cavalry of the Russian Army (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cavalry of the Russian Army. La cavalerie Russe)

Napoleon surpris a Brienne par les cosaques (colour litho)
2790623 Napoleon surpris a Brienne par les cosaques (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon surpris a Brienne par les cosaques)

A corps of Siberian Amazons (colour litho)
2795885 A corps of Siberian Amazons (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A corps of Siberian Amazons. Women Cossacks training near Ussuriysk)

Cossacks Attacking a squadron of the Guards of Honour
FIA5618125 Cossacks Attacking a squadron of the Guards of Honour by Detaille, Jean-Baptiste Edouard (1848-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Return of the Russian Army, Triumphal Entry of Cossacks into St Petersburg (engraving)
1621595 Return of the Russian Army, Triumphal Entry of Cossacks into St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of the Russian Army)

Russian Military Movements in Poland, Cossacks on the March South passing Kuznica (engraving)
1591611 Russian Military Movements in Poland, Cossacks on the March South passing Kuznica (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prince Bebutoff, the New Russian Commander-in-Chief in Asia (engraving)
1608348 Prince Bebutoff, the New Russian Commander-in-Chief in Asia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince Bebutoff)

Une charge de cosaques (colour litho)
2787193 Une charge de cosaques (colour litho) by Malespine, L. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une charge de cosaques)

Yermaks Conquest of Siberia in 1582, 1895 (oil on canvas)
SRM70982 Yermaks Conquest of Siberia in 1582, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Surikov, Vasilij Ivanovic (1848-1916); 285x599 cm; State Russian Museum, St

Detail from the painting The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmet IV, 1891 (colour litho)
5234062 Detail from the painting The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmet IV, 1891 (colour litho) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ukrainian Cossack bridal procession (coloured engraving)
5216985 Ukrainian Cossack bridal procession (coloured engraving) by Brandt, Jozef (1841-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ukrainian Cossack bridal procession)

Alexander I presenting the Cossacks and Kalmuks of the Russian army to Napoleon I
996588 Alexander I presenting the Cossacks and Kalmuks of the Russian army to Napoleon I, at Tilsit, 8th July 1807 (pencil on paper) by Bergeret

Russian soldiers c. 1900 (colour litho)
3611112 Russian soldiers c.1900 (colour litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: From How Other People Live, pub. by Adam & Charles 1911); French, out of copyright

The Crimean War, 1855 (colour litho)
3621865 The Crimean War, 1855 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crimean War, 1855)

Soldiers on Horseback, 1884 (w / c, black ink & bodycolour on paper
3502630 Soldiers on Horseback, 1884 (w/c, black ink & bodycolour on paper by Detaille, Jean-Baptiste Edouard (1848-1912); 53.3x36.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cossacks acclaiming Tsar Nicholas II before departing for the Far East to fight the Japanese (colour litho)
2795811 Cossacks acclaiming Tsar Nicholas II before departing for the Far East to fight the Japanese (colour litho) by French School

A German balloon being attacked by Cossacks (colour litho)
2779464 A German balloon being attacked by Cossacks (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les cosaques reguliers du Don (colour litho)
2790750 Les cosaques reguliers du Don (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les cosaques reguliers du Don)

"The Cossacks attacked him with their sabres and pikes"(engraving)
2813224 " The Cossacks attacked him with their sabres and pikes" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Off to the Zaporozhian Host, 1889 (oil on canvas)
BAL356491 Off to the Zaporozhian Host, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Slastion, Opanas Georgievich (1855-1933); Kharkov Art Museum, Kharkov, Russia; Ukrainian, out of copyright

A Russian heroine, madame Koudacheff, a Cossack woman, front cover illustration from
486930 A Russian heroine, madame Koudacheff, a Cossack woman, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 15th November 1914 (colour litho) by Damblans

The Battle of Lesnaya in 1708 (oil on canvas)
RAF228126 The Battle of Lesnaya in 1708 (oil on canvas) by Martin, Pierre-Denis (1663-1742); 66x112.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Scientific fanatics during the Russo-Japanese War (litho)
IL283018 Scientific fanatics during the Russo-Japanese War (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927); Private Collection; (add.info)

With the Russians, the Great Passage of the Danube from Simnitza by the Eighth Russian Army Corps
1049860 With the Russians, the Great Passage of the Danube from Simnitza by the Eighth Russian Army Corps, under the Command of the Grand Duke Nicholas, 27 June 1877 (engraving) by English School

The Entry of the Legation Guards into Peking, a Result of the "Coup d Etat"(litho)
1051376 The Entry of the Legation Guards into Peking, a Result of the " Coup d Etat" (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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The Cossacks, a proud and fierce group of warriors, have left an indelible mark on history. Their resilience and bravery are beautifully captured in the painting "The Cossacks Reply to the Sultan" by Il ya Repin, which can be found in the Cossack Museum in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. In this masterpiece, created around 1890, we witness a powerful scene depicting the Zaporozhian Cossacks writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan Mehmed IV during the late 17th century. The detail and emotion portrayed by Repin transport us back to that pivotal moment when these fearless men stood their ground against an empire. Another remarkable artwork showcasing the life of a Cossack is Lev Alexandrovich Belousov's depiction of a Junker from the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron. Painted in 1829, it offers us insight into their distinctive uniforms and military prowess. Throughout history, these formidable soldiers played significant roles in various conflicts. From World War I to campaigns in Poland and Russia's Caucasus region during WWI, they proved themselves as formidable fighters with unwavering loyalty. Not limited to warfare alone, there were also cultural aspects associated with being a Cossack. A captivating photograph from circa 1900 showcases a Circassian dressed traditionally—a testament to their rich heritage and unique customs. Furthermore, we catch glimpses of everyday life through restored reproductions like that of a watchtower on the Kuban River in Russia's Caucasus region—an important symbol of protection for both locals and passing travelers alike. Poetry has even immortalized their valorous spirit; as seen in "Cossack and Russian reel'd from sabre stroke, " excerpted from Ballads of Famous Fights' first edition published in 1920—depicting their unyielding determination amidst battle. From historical paintings to photographs capturing moments in time, the legacy of the Cossacks lives on.