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Vasily Mate

Vasily Vasilyevich Mate or Mathé (6 March 185622 April 1917) was a Russian etcher and wood engraver of German descent, active in St. Petersburg (later Petrograd) during Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II's reigns In contrast to other Russian artisans of the era which prioritized poetry,Nonsensical. What does visual art/artisanship have to do with poetry?

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Vasily Mate

Portrait of Vasily Mathé (1856-1917)

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Birth Name
Wilhelm Johann Mathé
Born
23 February 1856
Birthplace
Verzhbolovo, Augustów Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
9 April 1917
Place of death
Petrograd, Russian Republic
Field
Etching and wood engraving
Education
* Lavrentiy Seryakov
Nationality
Russian Empire
Occupation
engraver · painter · graphic artist · illustrator · art educator · printmaker · etcher

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Vasily Vasilyevich Mate or Mathé (6 March 185622 April 1917) was a Russian etcher and wood engraver of German descent, active in St. Petersburg (later Petrograd) during Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II's reigns In contrast to other Russian artisans of the era which prioritized poetry,Nonsensical. What does visual art/artisanship have to do with poetry?

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