Courtyard at Post Office coaches and carts division (stagecoach station) on Bolshaya Morskaya in Saint-Petersburg
Drawing by Luigi Premazzi (Ludwig Osipovitch) (1814 – 1891)
Saint Petersburg
1848
Bottom right signature and date: L.Premazzi 1848
Tinted paper; graphite pencil, watercolor, whitewash, ink, pen
23,5 х 35,5 cm
Receipt: unknown; no later 1955
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The drawing is a rare image of the building built in 1843 – 1845 in accordance with the project of architect A.K.Kavos using innovative construction techniques.
In the 1850s, the drawing was lithographed by Bougé in the workshop of P.J. Paul-Petit. Historical Museum owns another two drawings by Luigi Premazzi: "Passengers waiting Room" and "The Forge and a coach barn". They were part of the complex of buildings Of the Post Office carriages and carts division.
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