Sujet

Russia, Moscow

Légende

Russia, Moscow. View of the Foundling Home or Orphanage. Institution founded in 1763 as a project conceived by Catherine the Great and Ivan Betskoy. In 1781 the home moved into the first phase of what was to become a large building, on the north bank of the Moskva River. The buildings were enlarged in the 1820s and again in the 1930s. Engraving by Lemaitre, Cadolle and Lalaisse. History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870). Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839.

Date

28 juin 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG22A72_167

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,4Mo (2,5Mo) / 43,0cm x 28,8cm / 5079 x 3398 (300dpi)

Mots clés

wall 18th century 19th century Catherine the Great Chopin Ivan Betskoy Kremlin Moscow Neoclassicism Orphanage Russia Russian Russian Empire St. Petersburg Yauza River architecture bridge building children city education engraving history neoclassical panoramic river security fence street tower tsarism tsarist era vessel wall