Russo Turkish War Collection

Serio-Comic War Map For The Year 1877, 1877. Found in the collection of State History Museum, Moscow

The War in the East (engraving)
1602394 The War in the East (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 22 July 1876)

Angling in Troubled Waters. A Serio-Comic Map of Europe. Artist: Fred W. Rose (active End of 19th cen. )
Angling in Troubled Waters. A Serio-Comic Map of Europe. Private Collection

Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War)
863352 Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War); (add.info.: Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War) 1853-1856. Siege of Sebastopol, October 1854 to September 1855. British troops inside the captured Redan

Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev, 1843 - 1882
3062102 Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev, 1843 - 1882.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian general during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878)

Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856
863646 Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856; (add.info.: Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856. Siege of Sebastopol (Sevastopol) October 1854 to September 1855

Russian torpedo boats on Danube
864152 Russian torpedo boats on Danube; (add.info.: Russian torpedo boats on the Danube. Russo-Turkish War, 1877. Chromolithograph.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Romanzoff's Victory Over the Turks August 1, 1770 at Kahul, 1770. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Romanzoff's Victory Over the Turks August 1, 1770 at Kahul, 1770. General Field Marshal Comte De Romanzoff

Battle Near Choczim on Sept, 18 1769. Creator: Unknown
Battle Near Choczim on Sept, 18 1769

Teatro della Guerra presente tra la Russia e la Porta Ottomana, 1788. Creator: Zatta, Antonio (active 1757-1797)
Teatro della Guerra presente tra la Russia e la Porta Ottomana, 1788. Private Collection

Prince Woronzow, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Prince Woronzow, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

The Naval Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827, 1828. Creator: Georgin, François (1801-1863)
The Naval Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827, 1828. Found in the collection of the Muzeum Narodowe, Krakow

A military map depicting Russo-Turkish War of 1735-1739, 1737. Creator: Anonymous
A military map depicting Russo-Turkish War of 1735-1739, 1737. Private Collection

The Siege of the Fortress Ochakov, 1789-1790. Creator: Casanova, Francesco Giuseppe (1727-1802)
The Siege of the Fortress Ochakov, 1789-1790. Found in the Collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Avenger: An Allegorical War Map for 1877, 1876-1877. Creator: Anonymous
The Avenger: An Allegorical War Map for 1877, 1876-1877. Private Collection

Osman Pasha (The Defender of Plevna)
3783844 Osman Pasha (The Defender of Plevna); (add.info.: Osman Pasha (The Defender of Plevna). Osman Nuri Pasha / Gazi Osman Pasha

Skobelev on the Shipka, c1878, (1939). Creator: Vasily Vereshchagin
Skobelev on the Shipka, c1878, (1939). The scene after the taking of the Shipka Pass by Russian troops in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878

Soldier in the snow (All quiet on the Shipka Pass). Private Collection

Catherine II laying the trophies of the Battle of Chesma on the tomb of Peter the Great, 1791. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Taking of the Shumen Fortress. Artist: Willewalde, Gottfried (Bogdan Pavlovich) (1818-1903)
Taking of the Shumen Fortress. Found in the collection of Regional Art Museum, Kaluga

Allegory of Catherine the Great?s Victory over the Turks and Tatars, 1772. Artist: Torelli, Stefano (1712-1784)
Allegory of Catherine the Great?s Victory over the Turks and Tatars, 1772. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

George William Frederick Charles (1819-1904)
864945 George William Frederick Charles (1819-1904) by Downey, W. and D. (fl.1860-1905); (add.info.: George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904)

With the Russians (engraving)
1049653 With the Russians (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Russians)

Our Artists Notes at Rustchuk, Rasgrad, Shumla, Kavarna, on the River Lom, and in Asia (engraving)
1049849 Our Artists Notes at Rustchuk, Rasgrad, Shumla, Kavarna, on the River Lom, and in Asia (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info)

With the Russians, the Fighting in the Shipka Pass (engraving)
1049847 With the Russians, the Fighting in the Shipka Pass (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Russians, the Fighting in the Shipka Pass)

Open-Air Meeting at Blackheath to hear Mr Gladstone on the Turkish Atrocities (engraving)
1602490 Open-Air Meeting at Blackheath to hear Mr Gladstone on the Turkish Atrocities (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Russo-Turkish War, the First Shot fired in Europe (engraving)
1059729 The Russo-Turkish War, the First Shot fired in Europe (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Russo-Turkish War, the First Shot fired in Europe)

The War in the East, "From Kischeneff to the Pruth"(engraving)
1059603 The War in the East, " From Kischeneff to the Pruth" (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

The War in the East, Officers keeping the Servian Soldiers to the Front (engraving)
1053791 The War in the East, Officers keeping the Servian Soldiers to the Front (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

The Fall of Plevna, the Meeting of Osman Pasha and the Grand Duke Nicholas after the Surrender
1049828 The Fall of Plevna, the Meeting of Osman Pasha and the Grand Duke Nicholas after the Surrender, 10 December 1877 (engraving) by Durand

With the Russians before Plevna, Colonel Wellesley, the "Scotsman, "and "The Graphic"visiting
1049660 With the Russians before Plevna, Colonel Wellesley, the " Scotsman, " and " The Graphic" visiting the Great Redoubt at Gravitza (engraving) by Durand

With the Russians before Plevna, Officer firing a Falconet during an Attack by Skobeleffs Brigade (engraving)
1049773 With the Russians before Plevna, Officer firing a Falconet during an Attack by Skobeleffs Brigade (engraving) by Durand

The War in the East, with the Russians, a Standard Guard in the Bulgarian Camp at Plojesti (engraving)
1059694 The War in the East, with the Russians, a Standard Guard in the Bulgarian Camp at Plojesti (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

The War in the East, Prince Charles Journey from Bucharest to Kalafat (engraving)
1059666 The War in the East, Prince Charles Journey from Bucharest to Kalafat (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

The War in the East, Cannonading at Kalafat, Prince Charles of Roumania watching the Effect of the First Shot from
1059658 The War in the East, Cannonading at Kalafat, Prince Charles of Roumania watching the Effect of the First Shot from the Carl Battery (engraving) by Durand

The Eastern Question, Russia, Troops in a Tea-House, Kischineff (engraving)
1059523 The Eastern Question, Russia, Troops in a Tea-House, Kischineff (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eastern Question, Russia)

Signs of Peace (engraving)
1050173 Signs of Peace (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Signs of Peace, the Russians at a Masked Ball at Simnitza)

The War in the East, with the Turks, Bashi-Bazouks in Ambush (engraving)
1059665 The War in the East, with the Turks, Bashi-Bazouks in Ambush (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East, with the Turks)

The Eastern Question, the British National Society in Servia (engraving)
1053979 The Eastern Question, the British National Society in Servia (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eastern Question)

The War in the East, General Tchernaieff out for a Drive, Deligrad (engraving)
1053912 The War in the East, General Tchernaieff out for a Drive, Deligrad (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

The War in the East, Wounded Servians in a Cafe at Parakjin (engraving)
1053763 The War in the East, Wounded Servians in a Cafe at Parakjin (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

Ladies and Politics, San Stefano, Five O Clock in the Morning of the Day on which Peace was signed
1049989 Ladies and Politics, San Stefano, Five O Clock in the Morning of the Day on which Peace was signed, the Countess Ignatieff keeping the Chancellery Clerks at Work (engraving) by Durand

With the Russians before Plevna, Modern Crusaders, General Skobeleff and his Standard-Bearer (engraving)
1049787 With the Russians before Plevna, Modern Crusaders, General Skobeleff and his Standard-Bearer (engraving) by Durand

The Eastern Question, Christmas with the Turks at Nisch (engraving)
1059433 The Eastern Question, Christmas with the Turks at Nisch (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eastern Question, Christmas with the Turks at Nisch)

Our Artist in the East, a Fez Blocking Shop, Nisch (engraving)
1059422 Our Artist in the East, a Fez Blocking Shop, Nisch (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Artist in the East, a Fez Blocking Shop, Nisch)

Off the War from Belgrade (engraving)
1053716 Off the War from Belgrade (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Off the War from Belgrade)

The British Fleet off Constantinople, "Horse Marines"in the Streets of Pera (engraving)
1050178 The British Fleet off Constantinople, " Horse Marines" in the Streets of Pera (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info)

With the Turks (engraving)
1049619 With the Turks (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Turks. Illustration for The Graphic)

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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 was a significant conflict that unfolded in the late 19th century, leaving an indelible mark on history. The Serio-Comic War Map For The Year 1877, created by Fred W. Rose, humorously depicted the political landscape of Europe during this tumultuous period. Amidst angling in troubled waters, Nikolay Pirogov emerged as a heroic figure - a Russian surgeon who selflessly tended to wounded soldiers. In The Avenger: An Allegorical War Map for 1877, an anonymous creator captured the spirit of vengeance and determination that fueled both sides. Skobelev on the Shipka, portrayed by Vasily Vereshchagin in his artwork from c1878 (1939), showcased General Mikhail Skobelev's valiant efforts during the Battle of Shipka Pass. The Taking of Shumen Fortress, illustrated by Gottfried Willewalde (Bogdan Pavlovich), highlighted one of many strategic victories achieved by Russian forces. Meanwhile, George William Frederick Charles played a pivotal role as commander-in-chief of British forces supporting Ottoman interests. As news spread about atrocities committed during this war, engravings like The War in the East depicted scenes that shocked and appalled viewers worldwide. The Massacres at Batak engraving showed both assailants and defenders caught up in brutal violence against Bulgarians. Journeying through Philippopolis to Shipka via Kezanlik provided artists with firsthand experiences documented in With the Turks and With the Russians engravings. These artworks offered glimpses into daily life amidst conflict but also revealed harrowing scenes such as Execution of Bulgarians in the Streets of Philippopolis. The Russo-Turkish War left an enduring legacy marked by heroism and tragedy alike. Through art and documentation like these historical pieces, we can reflect upon its impact on nations involved while striving to learn from the past.