Bidspirit auction | TWO ANTIQUE RUSSIAN PORTRAIT ENGRAVED

TWO ANTIQUE RUSSIAN PORTRAIT ENGRAVED ETCHINGS - Two antique Russian portrait etchings. One is a portrait of Prince Boris Alexandrovich Kurakin, 1733 to 1764, a Russian statesman, clerk, senator, engraved by G. Afanasiev, signed lower center. The other is a portrait of Prince Yakov Feodorovich Dolgorukov, 1639 to 1720, a Russian statesman and diplomat, engraved by F. Kasatkin, signed lower center. Both published by Platon Beketov in his Collection of portraits of Russians, famous for their military and civil actions, by scholarship, compositions, talents, or by which names became known to the world, in chronological order, by the years of death, 1821 to 1824. Antique Russian Etchings and Print Collectibles. Dimensions Average F: 12 1/2 x 9 in. P: 6 x 4 1/4 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Overall good antique condition. Signs of age and wear. Yellowing, stains, spots. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.