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Ivan Grigorievich, Count Nostitz
Ivan Grigorievich, Count Nostitz (1824 - 1905), was born in the province Ekaterinoslav Novomoskovsk County in a noble and wealthy family. Brought up in His Imperial Majesty the body and in 1841 at the age of seventeen years began to serve in the cavalry regiment of the Life Guards with the rank of cornet. From his youth fond of photography. His camera sealed members of military events, both friends and enemies.

At the service of Count Nostitz quickly was promoted in rank. Took part in wars and campaigns, for which he was awarded orders and medals, as Russia's and foreign. Thirty-four years old was appointed commander of the Nizhny Novgorod Dragoon Regiment, which stood in the Chir-Yurt. Since January 1863 IG Nostitz was promoted to Major-General on his appointment to the retinue of His Imperial Majesty Alexander II. From that time to the photographic camera graph poses the royal family and court nobility. After retiring to resign in 1874 with the rank of lieutenant-general, IG Nostitz, early widowed, take care of his son Gregory (b. 1862), and photography. He - Member of Division V of the Imperial Russian Technical Society (IRTO); party anniversary photographic exhibition in 1889 in St. Petersburg.

Many Russian exhibitions in 1880 - 1890-ies could see his photographic work for which he was awarded medals and accolades, the word "fan" took in quotation marks, thus underlined the professionalism of the photographer. Often he declared gratitude "for the tireless, for many years, works on photography. In 1890 Odessa Imperial Technical Society arranged in Odessa exhibition on the achievements of photography and its application. Among amateur photographers were two great masters: AS Mazurin from Moscow and IG Nostitz. More than thirty works presented Nostitz to this exhibition and it can be seen on the photographer's penchant for the sea, the Navy, to the beauties of Moscow, Sevastopol, Yalta.

All Photographs exhibited no retouching on the negative as well as on the positive, removed the lens Dalmeyera on bromo-gelatin plates Obernetera and Felix (St. Petersburg) and "American Film» Eastman, and the film with a paper that had not been removed, and covered for transparency Vaseline.

Engaged Nostitz and photographing the beauty of faraway India, which has made a special trip. IG Nostitz issued the album "Photographs of Count Nostitz. Sales in 1896 in favor of Pankovskaya shelter at the Dnieper Ekaterinoslav province. " The album includes stories and Odessa Exhibition 1890: the Yalta and the cruiser Memory Mercury in Sevastopol, in the album as a portrait of Prince, - Alexander III (1866) and Nicholas II (1891). Album is a unique historical monument, preserved their small number: about 5, not more.