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Summary

Vasily Khudiakov: Skirmish with finnish smugglers

Artist



Alternative names	Русский: Василий Григорьевич Худяков English: Vasily Grigorievich Khudiakov Suomi: Vasili Hudjakov
Description	Russian painter
Date of birth/death	24 December 1825 (in Julian calendar)	14 July 1871 (in Julian calendar)
Location of birth/death	Akshuat	Saint Petersburg
Work location	Moscow; Saint Petersburg (1842–1856); Rome (1856–1859); Paris (1856–1859); Naples (1856–1859); Saint Petersburg (1862–1871)
Authority file	: Q4502204 VIAF: 232511168 ISNI: 0000000077470394 ULAN: 500085416 LCCN: no2010035488 GND: 1019381884 WorldCat

Title

English: An Encounter with Finnish Smugglers

Русский: «Стычка с финляндскими контрабандистами»

Suomi: Kahakka suomalaisten salakuljettajien kanssa

Object type

painting

Description

English: Depicted time: the middle of XIX century. Depicted event: A capture of the group of smugglers from the local residents of the Grand Duchy of Finland, many of which are hunted for illegal transfer of goods across the border of the Russian Empire. Then coffee, salt, brandy and tin-plate appear in the list of most commonly encountered smuggling items.

Русский: Изображённое время: середина XIX в. Изображённое событие: Захват группы контрабандистов из числа жителей Великого княжества Финляндского, многие из которых промышляли нелегальной переправкой товаров через границу Российской империи. В списке чаще всего встречавшихся в то время предметов контрабанды значатся кофе, соль, коньяк и «белая английская жесть».

Date

1853

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 95.6 cm (37.6 in); width: 133.6 cm (52.5 in)

Collection

Tretyakov Gallery

	Native name	Russian: Государственная Третьяковская галерея
	Location	Moscow, Russia
	Coordinates	55° 44′ 29″ N, 37° 37′ 15.11″ E
	Established	1856
	Website	http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/
	Authority file	: Q183334 VIAF: 155322452 ISNI: 0000000121815303 ULAN: 500303235 LCCN: n81071245 NLA: 35214659 WorldCat

Accession number

339 (Tretyakov Gallery)

Place of creation

Russia

Notes

This was the first painting acquired by Pavel Tretyakov for the future Tretyakov Gallery.

References

Bayura, Luisa P. (2007). Василий Григорьевич Худяков, 1826–1871 (in Russian). Ulyanovsk: Region-Invest. pp. 51–55, 118, cat. no. 25. ISBN 978-5-903817-27-6. OCLC 775817413.

Source/Photographer

CD-ROM "Государственная Третьяковская галерея". Издание 2-е; Допол. Издательство: AlexSoft, 2004

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	08:55, 8 July 2016	1,529 × 1,169 (672 KB)	VladiMens	Retouched, contrasted and enlightened version of the original image.
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