"Soldier Leaving for the Battlefield" – Lithograph – Vilnius, 1905

"Soldier Leaving for the Battlefield" – Lithograph – Vilnius, 1905
"Soldier leaving for the battlefield", lithograph. H. Laskov, Vilnius, ca. 1905.
Illustration by H. Laskov portraying a Jewish soldier leaving his family, since he was drafted to the Russian Army during the Russo-Japanese War.
The illustration shows the whole family taking leave of the soldier who goes to war. His father blesses him; his wife, mother and daughters are crying. Inscription in Russian above the illustration: "Soldier on reserve duty goes to war".
62X48 cm, framed 75X61 cm. Good condition. Folding marks, stains. Pasted on paper for preservation. Faded ink stamp under the illustration. On the left – censor approval – Vilnius, 1905. Publisher's name – erased.
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