Vereshchagin V. A. Moscow Apollo. Album of Prince am Beloselsky 1752-1809.

Vereshchagin V. A. Moscow Apollo. Album of Prince am Beloselsky 1752-1809.
Petrograd. Printing house Sirius. 1916 83 p., 9 l. Il., 1 l. Fax. Hardcover with preserved covers, 20 x 27.5 cm. It has a circulation of 300 copies, of which 250 were sold. Good condition, spot on several pages.

A small edition, richly illustrated, on thick cream Verger paper. Screensavers and endings are performed by G. Narbut in the technique of zincography. The screen saver on page 5 is made in the technique of zincography with manual watercolor coloring. The publication is printed on cream Verger paper.

The head and end screensavers are made by the artist George Ivanovich Narbut (1886-1920) in the technique of zincography, the screen saver on page 5 is additionally painted with watercolors.

The book describes the album of Prince am Beloselsky, which contained his own literary works, as well as drawings and recordings of his friends: representatives of the cultural elite of the enlightenment. The book is compiled by the bibliographer and art historian, member of the Council of the Academy of arts Vasily Andreevich Vereshchagin (1859-1931).Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Beloselsky-Belozersky (1752-1809) - Russian writer, educator, diplomat. For his love of art, he received the nickname "Moscow Apollo" - patron of the muses. His collection of paintings was considered one of the best in St. Petersburg, and among his friends were almost all the writers of that time: V. L. Pushkin, N. M. Karamzin, I. I. Dmitriev, K. N. Batyushkov, G. R. Derzhavin.