Vasily Vereshchagin

Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (Russian: Василий Васильевич Верещагин; 26 October 1842  13 April 1904) was a Russian war artist. The graphic nature of his realist scenes led to many of them never being printed or exhibited.

Vasily Vereshchagin
Василий Верещагин
Born(1842-10-26)26 October 1842
Died13 April 1904(1904-04-13) (aged 61)
Port Arthur, Russian Empire (now Lüshunkou, China)
NationalityRussian
Alma materSt. Petersburg Academy of Arts
StyleRealist
AwardsOrder of St. George (4th Class)
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