Nikolay Alexandrovich Sauerweid (Russian: Николай Александрович Зауервейд; 1836–1866) was a painter from the Russian Empire; son of Alexander SauerweidA. Yu Astakhov 1000 Russian Artists . article available online a

Nikolay Sauerweid studied in the

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. In 1857, he received a silver medal for his paintings ''Frenchmen storm Swartz reduit'' and '' Cossacks kidnap a French sentry in moonlight night'' about the

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. In 1859 he graduated with a Small Gold Medal. His graduate work was ''

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stops his maraudering soldiers after taking

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in 1704''. In 1860 Sauerweid received the title of ''Academician of Battle Art'' for his painting '' Prince Repnin enters Riga after the fall of the city in July 4, 1700''. The artist became interesting in

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painting ''The Modest Moving from an apartment''. He also painted many

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illustrations to the novel ''Prince Serebryany'' by A. K. Tolstoy. In 1866 at the age of 30 Nikolay Sauerweid died.

Works

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sauerweid, Nikolay Painters from the Russian Empire War artists from the Russian Empire 1836 births 1866 deaths 19th-century war artists