The main telegraph office newly built in St. Petersburg and opened 14 October 1862

Adolf Jossifowitsch Charlemagne Russian

1862

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Title: The main telegraph office newly built in St. Petersburg and opened 14 October 1862
Artist: Adolf Jossifowitsch Charlemagne (Russian, 1826–1901)
Date: 1862
Medium: Graphite, pen and black ink, gouache, and gray wash
Dimensions: sheet: 12 7/8 x 18 5/16 in. (32.7 x 46.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.622.32
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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