Cossack Host Collection

Costumes of the Cossacks 1,2, Chernomorets Cossack 5, Ural Cossack 6, Albanian 12 and Black Sea Cossack 13
FLO4624783 Costumes of the Cossacks 1,2, Chernomorets Cossack 5, Ural Cossack 6, Albanian 12 and Black Sea Cossack 13. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre

Napoleon Bonaparte escaping out of a window as the front door is smashed in by Russian Cossacks after the Battle of
FLO4608646 Napoleon Bonaparte escaping out of a window as the front door is smashed in by Russian Cossacks after the Battle of Leipzig, 1813

Russian Cossacks during WWI (litho)
3252931 Russian Cossacks during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian Cossacks during WWI. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, published 1915.); Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Kuban Cossack woman, in traditional dress in Tsarist Russia circa 1910
3520947 Kuban Cossack woman, in traditional dress in Tsarist Russia circa 1910 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Kuban Cossack woman)

Kuban Cossack woman, in traditional dress in Tsarist Russia circa 1910
3520936 Kuban Cossack woman, in traditional dress in Tsarist Russia circa 1910 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Kuban Cossack woman)

Russian Cossacks on the march during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). From Russes et Turcs, La Guerre D'Orient
6867188 Russian Cossacks on the march during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). From Russes et Turcs, La Guerre D'Orient

Kuban Cossack woman, in traditional dress in Tsarist Russia circa 1910
3520942 Kuban Cossack woman, in traditional dress in Tsarist Russia circa 1910 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Kuban Cossack woman)

Napoleon I during the Russian Campaign in 1812. During the advance towards Moscow
FGL5459850 Napoleon I during the Russian Campaign in 1812. During the advance towards Moscow, the French emperor confronted a troop of Cossacks. Lithograph of the time.; Fototeca Gilardi.

The battalions of the Batumi army disembarking at Trabzon aka Trebizond, Turkey
6867189 The battalions of the Batumi army disembarking at Trabzon aka Trebizond, Turkey, during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878)

Kuban Cossack Russian family in Tsarist Russia circa 1910
3520932 Kuban Cossack Russian family in Tsarist Russia circa 1910; (add.info.: Kuban Cossack Russian family in Tsarist Russia circa 1910.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Attempt of the Russian Cossacks to capture Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Brienne, France, 1814
3062121 Attempt of the Russian Cossacks to capture Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Brienne, France, 1814.; Private Collection; (add.info)

Diverse nations of the Russian Empire: Siberians, Tongusians (tungouze, tungounse), Kalmyks (kalmouk), Tartars (Tatar)
FLO4722211 Diverse nations of the Russian Empire: Siberians, Tongusians (tungouze, tungounse), Kalmyks (kalmouk), Tartars (Tatar), Finns (Finnish), Cossacks, etc

Alexis of Russia, 17th (engraving)
3507337 Alexis of Russia, 17th (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Alexis of Russia (1629-1676) Tsar of Russia during the major Cossack revolt of Stenka Razin

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Tsar NIicholas II (1868-1918) Emperor of Russia from 1894, reviewing Cossacks
530180 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Tsar NIicholas II (1868-1918) Emperor of Russia from 1894, reviewing Cossacks. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 28 February 1904.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cossack, You Have Only One Path, 1919. Creator: Moor, Dmitri Stachievich (1883-1946)
Cossack, You Have Only One Path, 1919. Private Collection

World War 1: German cavalry forcing Cossacks to retreat
3786940 World War 1: German cavalry forcing Cossacks to retreat; (add.info.: World War 1: German cavalry forcing Cossacks to retreat)

Cossack Charge at Gumbinnen, 20 August 1914
3787027 Cossack Charge at Gumbinnen, 20 August 1914.; (add.info.: Cossack Charge at Gumbinnen, 20 August 1914. Before Battle of Gumbinnen, 22 August 1914 during World War 1)

The Cossack's Answer, 1893 (photogravure)
3671736 The Cossack's Answer, 1893 (photogravure) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930) (after); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Cossacks in Hamburg, 18 March 1813, 1813. Artist: Suhr, Christoph (1771-1842)
Cossacks in Hamburg, 18 March 1813, 1813. From a private collection

Cossack watchtower on the Kuban River, Caucasus, Russia
7279863 Cossack watchtower on the Kuban River, Caucasus, Russia by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cossack watchtower on the Kuban River, Caucasus, Russia, Historic)

Kirghizes (Kirghiz ) and cossacks - Battle between the Kirghiz and Cossacks - Orlowski (Orlovsky)
FIA5398458 Kirghizes (Kirghiz ) and cossacks - Battle between the Kirghiz and Cossacks - Orlowski (Orlovsky), Alexander Osipovich (1777-1832) - 1826 - Lithograph

The victorious offensive of the Russians, the Austrians pursued by cavalry in the region of Czernowitz (colour litho)
2777558 The victorious offensive of the Russians, the Austrians pursued by cavalry in the region of Czernowitz (colour litho) by Beltrame

Bloody Easter in Poland, among the working population and the troops in Warsaw (colour litho)
2814781 Bloody Easter in Poland, among the working population and the troops in Warsaw (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bloody Easter in Poland)

While awaiting liberal reforms in Russia, the Cossacks disperse and persecute the dreamers of freedom in Petersburg
2814738 While awaiting liberal reforms in Russia, the Cossacks disperse and persecute the dreamers of freedom in Petersburg (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

COSSACKS AT THE BIVOUAC, c. 1814 (engraving)
7262229 COSSACKS AT THE BIVOUAC, c. 1814 (engraving) by Debucourt, Philibert Louis (1755-1832); Bromley Museum, Orpington

The Suppression of the Zaporogue Sitch (Camp) in 1775, 1889 (oil on canvas)
FIA5366037 The Suppression of the Zaporogue Sitch (Camp) in 1775, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Slastion, Opanas Georgievich (1855-1933); Kharkov Art Museum, Kharkov

La banniere des cosaques de l Oural - Banner of the Ural Cossacks par Shipov, Pavel Dmitriyevich (1860-1919)
FIA5403456 La banniere des cosaques de l Oural - Banner of the Ural Cossacks par Shipov, Pavel Dmitriyevich (1860-1919), 1891 - Chromolithography - Private Collection by Shipov

Marche des cosaques de l Oural a travers la Boheme, 1799 - March of Ural Cossacks through Bohemia in July 1799 - Hess
FIA5396438 Marche des cosaques de l Oural a travers la Boheme, 1799 - March of Ural Cossacks through Bohemia in July 1799 - Hess, Carl Adolph Heinrich (1769-1849) - 1800 - Etching, watercolour - 63

Cossacks who, at the song of the national anthem, advance and drive away the Turks at Dalibaba... (colour litho)
2815742 Cossacks who, at the song of the national anthem, advance and drive away the Turks at Dalibaba... (colour litho) by Beltrame

THE ZAPOROGUES COSSACKS WRITING A LETTER TO THE SULTAN OF TURKEY, 1880-1891 (oil on canvas)
7215363 THE ZAPOROGUES COSSACKS WRITING A LETTER TO THE SULTAN OF TURKEY, 1880-1891 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Cornys combat with the Cossack (engraving)
7159685 Cornys combat with the Cossack (engraving) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cornys combat with the Cossack)

Cossack, foaled 1844 (b / w photo)
7163614 Cossack, foaled 1844 (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cossack, foaled 1844)

A Cossack wedding procession (colour litho)
7170897 A Cossack wedding procession (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cossack wedding procession)

THE ZAPOROGUES COSSACKS WRITING A LETTER TO THE SULTAN OF TURKEY, 1880-1891 (oil on canvas)
7215362 THE ZAPOROGUES COSSACKS WRITING A LETTER TO THE SULTAN OF TURKEY, 1880-1891 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

GOPAK. DANCE OF THE ZAPOROGUES COSSACKS, 1926-1930 (oil on linoleum)
7215400 GOPAK. DANCE OF THE ZAPOROGUES COSSACKS, 1926-1930 (oil on linoleum) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Private Collection; (add.info)

THE ZAPOROGUES COSSACKS WRITING A LETTER TO THE SULTAN OF TURKEY, 1880-1891 (oil on canvas)
7215359 THE ZAPOROGUES COSSACKS WRITING A LETTER TO THE SULTAN OF TURKEY, 1880-1891 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cosaque; Cossack; Kosack (engraving)
7195545 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cosaque; Cossack; Kosack (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cosaque; Cossack; Kosack)

The Flight of Bonaparte from the Battle of Krasnoi by William Heath
BRO43304 The Flight of Bonaparte from the Battle of Krasnoi by William Heath, published 1 April 1815 (coloured aquatint); Private Collection; (add.info)

On the eve of the opening of the Duma, the Cossacks search passers-by along the streets, in Russia (colour litho)
2814986 On the eve of the opening of the Duma, the Cossacks search passers-by along the streets, in Russia (colour litho) by Beltrame

The latest exploits of autocracy in Russia, the citizens of Odessa raise barricades to prevent... (colour litho)
2814839 The latest exploits of autocracy in Russia, the citizens of Odessa raise barricades to prevent... (colour litho) by Beltrame

During the victorious Russian offensive in Galicia (colour litho)
2808606 During the victorious Russian offensive in Galicia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: During the victorious Russian offensive in Galicia)

Cossacks Attacking a squadron of the Guards of Honour
FIA5618125 Cossacks Attacking a squadron of the Guards of Honour by Detaille, Jean-Baptiste Edouard (1848-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

The world upside down, Cossacks near Petersburg singing the Marseillaise, bringing a priest to triumph! (colour litho)
2814930 The world upside down, Cossacks near Petersburg singing the Marseillaise, bringing a priest to triumph! (colour litho) by Beltrame

Halt of Russian Cossacks - Kobell, Wilhelm, Ritter von (1766-1853
FIA5396433 Halt of Russian Cossacks - Kobell, Wilhelm, Ritter von (1766-1853) - 1804 - Watercolour on paper - 36, 8x48, 2 - Private Collection by Kobell

Battle between the Kirghiz and Cossacks. Artist: Orlowski (Orlovsky), Alexander Osipovich
Battle between the Kirghiz and Cossacks. Private Collection

Imperial Russian cavalry on the march, 1813. Artist: Anonymous
Imperial Russian cavalry on the march, 1813. From a private collection

Cossacks attacking French soldiers in a forest, 1825. Artist: Anonymous
Cossacks attacking French soldiers in a forest, 1825. From a private collection

Cossack at the battle, 1815. Artist: Vernet, Carle (1758-1836)
Cossack at the battle, 1815. From a private collection

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"Cossack Host: A Rich Tapestry of History and Conflict" The Cossacks, a fiercely independent group known for their military prowess, have left an indelible mark on the history of Russia. From the watchtowers along the Kuban River in the Caucasus to battles against the Kirghizes, their presence has been felt throughout time. In 1826, Alexander Osipovich Orlowski captured a vivid lithograph depicting a battle between Kirghiz tribesmen and Cossacks. The clash showcases the bravery and tenacity of both sides as they fought for dominance in this tumultuous region. Another lithograph portrays Russians triumphantly pursuing Austrians on horseback near Czernowitz. This victorious offensive demonstrates the strength and skill of Russian cavalry supported by their loyal Cossack allies. However, not all encounters were marked by victory. In one colorful lithograph, popular uprisings erupt in Russia as workers strive to prevent dispersal at the hands of ruthless Cossacks. These clashes highlight tensions between those seeking freedom and those tasked with maintaining order. Italian influence also permeated Russian society during this period. A vibrant lithograph illustrates how Italian culture found its place among these fierce warriors - perhaps offering respite from their demanding lives as soldiers. Tragedy struck during Bloody Easter in Poland when troops clashed with working populations in Warsaw. The image depicts a scene filled with chaos and violence as both sides grapple for control amidst societal unrest. While liberal reforms were eagerly awaited in Russia, dreamers of freedom faced persecution at the hands of disapproving Cossacks who sought to maintain traditional values depicted vividly through color lithography. A glimpse into history reveals that even during bivouacs around 1814 or while suppressing Zaporogue Sitch camp in 1775, life was far from peaceful for these warriors. Engravings and oil paintings depict scenes filled with action, showcasing the Cossacks' dedication to their cause.