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Prince Golitsyn with Captured Turkish Women before the Fortress of Chotyn, 1769
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Prince Golitsyn with Captured Turkish Women before the Fortress of Chotyn, 1769

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1769 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In the center stands Prince Aleksandr Michajlovitsj Golitsyn in front of a broken cannon and the standards of the defeated Turkish army. To his right stands a group of captured Turkish women. In the background the fortress of Chotyn is visible. To the left fleeing Turkish troops. In the sky Mars and Venus can be seen.

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printAleksandr Michajlovitsj Golitsynhistorical personsfirearms: cannonVenus as patronessMars as patron
Credit linePrins Golitsyn met gevangengenomen Turkse vrouwen voor de vesting van Chotyn, 1769. 1769. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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