Sujet

Russian Amulet, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Russian Amulet, 1854. One of the amulets worn by 'Muscovite soldiers...who fell at [the Battle of the] Alma...It consists of a small pewter locket, the workmanship very rude. The most prominent figure on the outside is a cress, surrounded with Russian characters. A small piece of wood attached by a string shows the remains of a Greek Cross, in the centre of which a metallic Roman cross appears to have been inlaid. On one leaf of the inside a rude figure of the Virgin and Child has been stamped, with two devout figures praying to her. On the other side the artist appears to have represented a Christ; but, either from the effects of time or rough usage, the lineaments of the countenance are not very well pronounced'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B07_302

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

5,4Mo (335,6Ko) / 9,7cm x 14,1cm / 1140 x 1663 (300dpi)

Mots clés

religious protection country religion metal virgin belief faith British protected Christianity war location century charm protect Russia Russian Britain protective trophy newspapers press concept B&W metaphor lucky charm amulet loot 19th century booty battlefield black & white black and white B W Madonna Madonna and child nineteenth century Russian Orthodox Virgin and Child The Print Collector Illustrated London News pewter spoils of war Battle of the Alma ILN newspaper engraving Crimean War Unknown 19th-century