English: The painting depicts an episode of the Battle of Leipzig. The figure in the centre, on the white horse, with the raised sabre, is the commander of the Life Guards Cossack Regiment Vasily Orlov-Denisov. The work was created in 1845 on the order of his descendants.
Официальный портал Правительства Ростовской области. Из фондов донских музеев [The Official Portal of the Covernment of Rostov Oblast. From the Collections of Don Museums] : Main page (in Russian), Article (in Russian), Pic
See also
The reproduction of the painting on the souvenir sheet:
The souvenir sheet of Russia, 19 October 2013, PTC Marka Catalogue No 1739
Licensing
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Captions
The Charge of the Life Guards Cossacks at Leipzig on 4 October 1813 by Carl Rechlin (1802–1875). Oil on canvas. 1845. The Novocherkassk Museum of the History of Don Cossacks.
Карл Рехлин (1802–1875). Атака лейб-казаков под Лейпцигом 4 октября 1813 года. Холст, масло. 1845. Новочеркасский музей истории Донского казачества.
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