Russo Turkish War Collection (#8)

The War, Camp of the "Times "and "Illustrated London News "Correspondents attacked by Wolves
1589713 The War, Camp of the " Times " and " Illustrated London News " Correspondents attacked by Wolves (engraving) by English School

The War, after an Assault on the Redoubt at Plevna (engraving)
1589695 The War, after an Assault on the Redoubt at Plevna (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

The War, Effect of Modern Breechloaders, "Turkish Loss, 800 in about Ten Minutes"(engraving)
1589658 The War, Effect of Modern Breechloaders, " Turkish Loss, 800 in about Ten Minutes" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

The Battle of Karahassankoi, Turkish Infantry taking the Russian Position in a Bulgarian Graveyard (engraving)
1589647 The Battle of Karahassankoi, Turkish Infantry taking the Russian Position in a Bulgarian Graveyard (engraving) by English School

Map of the Shipka Pass over the Balkans (engraving)
1589633 Map of the Shipka Pass over the Balkans (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the Shipka Pass over the Balkans)

The War, Passage of the Balkans (engraving)
1589607 The War, Passage of the Balkans (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, Passage of the Balkans)

The Defence of Kars, the Last Shot fired (engraving)
1589598 The Defence of Kars, the Last Shot fired (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Defence of Kars, the Last Shot fired)

The Passage of the Balkans (engraving)
1589597 The Passage of the Balkans (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Passage of the Balkans)

The War in Asia, watching the Bombardment of Kars, from the Tchakmak Tabia (engraving)
1589593 The War in Asia, watching the Bombardment of Kars, from the Tchakmak Tabia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Asia)

The War, Russian Gun-Boat and Torpedo-Boats fighting with the Batteries near Silistria (engraving)
1589588 The War, Russian Gun-Boat and Torpedo-Boats fighting with the Batteries near Silistria (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Russo-Turkish War (engraving)
1590141 Russo-Turkish War (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russo-Turkish War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 16 March 1878)

Signing the Treaty of Peace between Russia and Turkey at San Stefano, near Constantinople (engraving)
1590139 Signing the Treaty of Peace between Russia and Turkey at San Stefano, near Constantinople (engraving) by English School

The British Fleet in the Sea of Marmora, Cutlass Drill (engraving)
1590138 The British Fleet in the Sea of Marmora, Cutlass Drill (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Fleet in the Sea of Marmora)

The Eastern Question, Russian Volunteers at the Railway Station, Paschkanyi, Moldavia
1602678 The Eastern Question, Russian Volunteers at the Railway Station, Paschkanyi, Moldavia, on their Way to the Danube (engraving) by Schonberg

War Preparations in Russia, impressing Waggons and Horses for Army Transport at Novoselitza (engraving)
1602660 War Preparations in Russia, impressing Waggons and Horses for Army Transport at Novoselitza (engraving) by Robinson

The War in Servia, Four Days with the British National Societys Transport (engraving)
1602647 The War in Servia, Four Days with the British National Societys Transport (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Servia)

The War in Servia, Evening Prayer after a Battle (engraving)
1602561 The War in Servia, Evening Prayer after a Battle (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Servia, Evening Prayer after a Battle)

The War in Turkey (engraving)
1602430 The War in Turkey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Turkey. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 12 August 1876)

The Official Maps of the Treaty of Peace, signed at San Stefano, 3 March 1878 (engraving)
1589981 The Official Maps of the Treaty of Peace, signed at San Stefano, 3 March 1878 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The War, the Gravitza Redoubt, and Right Wing of the Turkish Position at Plevna (engraving)
1589828 The War, the Gravitza Redoubt, and Right Wing of the Turkish Position at Plevna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, the Gravitza Redoubt)

The War, Battle of Taghir (engraving)
1589825 The War, Battle of Taghir (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, Battle of Taghir. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 July 1877)

The War, Battle of Karahassankoi, Turks attacking the Russian in the Valley of Kizila (engraving)
1589819 The War, Battle of Karahassankoi, Turks attacking the Russian in the Valley of Kizila (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Sketches of the War in Armenia (engraving)
1589774 Sketches of the War in Armenia (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the War in Armenia)

The War, Encampment of the Russian Imperial Guard near Plevna (engraving)
1589745 The War, Encampment of the Russian Imperial Guard near Plevna (engraving) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

The War, before Plevna, Roumanians making Trenches up to the Second Gravitza Redoubt (engraving)
1589679 The War, before Plevna, Roumanians making Trenches up to the Second Gravitza Redoubt (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

The War, bringing down the Wounded from the Turkish Left Attack in the Shipka Pass (engraving)
1589659 The War, bringing down the Wounded from the Turkish Left Attack in the Shipka Pass (engraving) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Sketches of the War, Greek Refugees from Kavarna embarking at Baltschik, on the Black Sea (engraving)
1589624 Sketches of the War, Greek Refugees from Kavarna embarking at Baltschik, on the Black Sea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the War)

The War, Passage of the Balkans (engraving)
1589604 The War, Passage of the Balkans (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, Passage of the Balkans, the Hainkioi Pass)

The War, Roumans dancing the "Hora"before the Grand Duke Nicholas and the Prince and Princess of Roumania
1589544 The War, Roumans dancing the " Hora" before the Grand Duke Nicholas and the Prince and Princess of Roumania (engraving) by English School

The War, reading War Telegrams in the Nevsky Prospect, St Petersburg (engraving)
1589543 The War, reading War Telegrams in the Nevsky Prospect, St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

The War, breaking up the Camp of Mohammedan Cossacks at Fratesti (engraving)
1589527 The War, breaking up the Camp of Mohammedan Cossacks at Fratesti (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Sketches of the War (engraving)
1589526 Sketches of the War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 July 1877)

The War in the East, with the Turks, Sketches at Constantinople (engraving)
1059649 The War in the East, with the Turks, Sketches at Constantinople (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East, with the Turks)

The War in the East (engraving)
1059629 The War in the East (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East. Illustration for The Graphic)

The Eastern Question, "A Servian Bullet", English Surgery at Sofia (engraving)
1059544 The Eastern Question, " A Servian Bullet", English Surgery at Sofia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eastern Question)

The Eastern Question (engraving)
1059532 The Eastern Question (engraving) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eastern Question)

The Eastern Question, a Turkish Officer and His Orderly (engraving)
1059467 The Eastern Question, a Turkish Officer and His Orderly (engraving) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eastern Question)

The Eastern Question, stocking Public Buildings at Nisch with Biscuits (engraving)
1059456 The Eastern Question, stocking Public Buildings at Nisch with Biscuits (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eastern Question)

The War in the East, Russian Battery on the Heights of Ibraila (engraving)
1059702 The War in the East, Russian Battery on the Heights of Ibraila (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

The Late Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia (engraving)
1062481 The Late Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia)

The Crisis in the Balkan Peninsula (engraving)
1041242 The Crisis in the Balkan Peninsula (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in the Balkan Peninsula)

The Late Czar Alexander II (engraving)
1037659 The Late Czar Alexander II (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Czar Alexander II)

The War, Russian Troops marching past the Emperor Alexander II and the Grand Duke Nicholas at Ploesti (engraving)
1106399 The War, Russian Troops marching past the Emperor Alexander II and the Grand Duke Nicholas at Ploesti (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

The War, Sketches at Rustchuk (engraving)
1106366 The War, Sketches at Rustchuk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, Sketches at Rustchuk)

Sketches at Trebizond (engraving)
1106360 Sketches at Trebizond (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at Trebizond)

The War, the Turkish Gun-Boat Lutfi Djelil, sunk by the Russian Batteries near Braila (engraving)
1106359 The War, the Turkish Gun-Boat Lutfi Djelil, sunk by the Russian Batteries near Braila (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

The War, Russian Council of War at the Barboschi Railway Station (engraving)
1106351 The War, Russian Council of War at the Barboschi Railway Station (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

The War, blowing up of the Lutfi Djelil, Turkish Gun-Boat, as seen from the Russian Battery at Braila (engraving)
1106345 The War, blowing up of the Lutfi Djelil, Turkish Gun-Boat, as seen from the Russian Battery at Braila (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

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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.