Nikolai Yaroshenko (1846-1898) - Kursistka (1863)
Russian USSR Stamp Issued 1971
Russian Museum in Kiev.
Yaroshenko was an artist who depicted he realism of life in the late 19th century in Russia. His paintings were often depressing in nature, with torture, struggles, gothic fashion and hardships being common in Russia at the time. The artist also managed to maintain a very good career in the army, as he achieved the rank of Major General by the time he retired in the 1890s.
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