Cossack Rough Riders (unidentified artist, no date (1900s?))
My cossack posts have proven to be very popular. A friend of mine, Sasha Ressetar, sent me this and the two following illustrations, so, I just had to share them with you all. Sasha is a talented balalaika player from Pennsylvania. Thank you, Sasha!
This illustration, by its title, appeared in an American publication at the turn of the 20th century. The name of the artist is not completely legible, I am sorry for that (it may be “S. Bilotte”, but, it is not completely clear). The painting appears to depict a scene from the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905; it appears too early for World War I.
What a fun painting to see, especially for those of us (like me) whose primary exposure to “rough riders” has been Pres. T. Roosevelt and his Rough Riders.
It looks like they are having alot of fun riding in this painting.
Comment by layne aka: herman — Friday, 29 February 2008 @ 1330