Bashkirs (painting)
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Artist | William Allan |
Year | 1814 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Subject | Bashkirs escorting prisoners to Siberia |
Dimensions | 69 cm × 43 cm (27 in × 17 in) |
Location | Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg |
Bashkirs is an oil on canvas painting by William Allan, painted in 1814. The original title of the painting was The Bashkirs, consorts sentenced to Siberia.[1] It was exhibited at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1815 at Somerset House in London. It is on display at the Hermitage Museum, in Saint Petersburg.[2]