NIKOLAI YEGOROVICH SVERCHKOV 1817-1898. Oil on canvas. Horse and man. Dated as 1879. Image size 35cm by 25cm or 13.5in by 9.5in. Shipping cost incluing pack ange deliver to US address 50 USD and International 150 USD.We can arrange door-to-door delivery to most east coast address and provide to check perior to pay. Nikolai Sverchkov was a prolific artist who specialized in equestrian scenes. He exhibited in Paris from 1859 and his works were acquired by Napoleon III (1863) and the Russian Tsar Alexander II (1864).Born into the family of an Imperial stableman and coachman, Sverchkov developed a great interest in horses at an early age and started drawing animals as a young boy. Sverchkov's extraordinary talent for scenes involving horses earned him a position of artist at the Khrenov and Tchesme stud farms in the 1840s. Many works from this period comprise a cycle of illustrations entitled "Album of Stud Farms, with Portraits of Studs and Mares from the Finest Stud Farms in Russia." In 1852, Sverchkov was awarded the rank of Academician at the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts. From the late 1850s to the early 1860s the artist lived in Paris, London, and Brussels; he received the Legion d'honneur at the Paris World's Fair.Nikolai Sverchkov was a prolific artist who specialized in equestrian scenes. He exhibited in Paris from 1859 and his works were acquired by Napoleon III (1863) and the Russian Tsar Alexander II (1864).Born into the family of an Imperial stableman and coachman, Sverchkov developed a great interest in horses at an early age and started drawing animals as a young boy. Sverchkov's extraordinary talent for scenes involving horses earned him a position of artist at the Khrenov and Tchesme stud farms in the 1840s. Many works from this period comprise a cycle of illustrations entitled "Album of Stud Farms, with Portraits of Studs and Mares from the Finest Stud Farms in Russia." In 1852, Sverchkov was awarded the rank of Academician at the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts. From the late 1850s to the early 1860s the artist lived in Paris, London, and Brussels; he received the Legion d'honneur at the Paris World's Fair.When he painted horses, he strove to convey the specificity of the animal. Despite his fame in the 1860s Sverchkov died in poverty, almost completely forgotten.When he painted horses, he strove to convey the specificity of the animal. Despite his fame in the 1860s Sverchkov died in poverty, almost completely forgotten. Domestic shipping cost is 50 USD and oversea 150 USD. We do combined shipping to save cost. All shippinged will take 2wk to 4wk. If you do not accept the shipping cost and shipping time please do not bid with us. Thank you. Provenance: from an European art collector.