GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Date | 1824 |
| Technique | Copper Engraving |
| Category | Uncategorized |
| Source | A New And Complete System Of Universal Geography, Or An Authentic History And Interesting Description Of The Whole World And Its Inhabitants by Christopher Kelly |
Full-length equestrian portrait of a Don Cossack charging at full gallop with a lance, emphasizing speed horsemanship and the martial image of Cossack warriors from the southern Russian steppes. The Don Cossacks refer to the Cossacks who settled along the lower and middle Don River in Russia. This region was officially called Don Voysko Territory from 1786 and renamed Don Voysko Province in 1870.
