SIGNS OF PEACE 1878 THE RUSSIANS AT A MASKED BALL AT SIMNITZA ENGRAVING

Original 15 3/4 inch x 23 1/2 inch Engraving titled SIGNS OF PEACE: THE RUSSIANS AT A MASKED BALL AT SIMNITZA.

The Battle of Simnitza was a battle between the Russians and the Turks fought on June 26, 1877 at Svishtov (Sistova), on the right bank of the Danube in present-day Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria. The Russians won the battle and occupied Sistova on June 27. The Russians were led by Field Marshal Grand Duke Nicholas.

Print by Godefroy Durand (1832 - 1896). Godefroy Durand was a draughtsman of French heritage and a well known wood engraver whose prolific works appeared in The Graphic over many years. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists in 1873.

From The Graphic April 27, 1878
The Graphic was a British weekly illustrated newspaper, first published on 4 December 1869 by William Luson Thomas's company Illustrated Newspapers Limited. It continued to be published weekly under this title until 23 April 1932 and then changed title to The National Graphic between 28 April and 14 July 1932; it then ceased publication, after 3,266 issues.

The engraving is in very good condition with 1 vertical centre fold. Printed text on the reverse