Nostitz: mysterious album

[Allena]

In Russian Christie's on June 9 is exposed here this album.

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/l...jectID=5208962

On the album are the initials "GI Nostitz "and the date: 1896.

GI Nostitz to photo had nothing to do, he released a couple of books with rhymes, and that its publishing activities ceased. But his father - Ivan G. Nostitz - was in all respects a remarkable man.

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Ivan G. Nostitz
Tatiana Shipov
Senior researcher at the State Literary Museum
 
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.

THE HISTORY OF PORTRAIT Shamil
In early September 1859 a prisoner, Shamil - lord of the mountains, the Imam of Chechnya and Dagestan, was the guest of the Chir-Yurt, where he lived for three days and where Count Nostitz tried to deliver entertainment celebrity guests. Noticing that Shamil loves listening to music every day during breakfast, lunch and dinner forced to play a trumpet.

Nostitz showed Shamil their photographic work in the album and explained their stories. The picturesque area of Dagestan, Chechnya and the Caucasus Shamil little interest, he wanted to see it, what will it look to the north, and species of European cities, churches, some multistory building, and in particular the "Shaitan-the road" as he called the iron pots with its locomotives, rolling stock and the landing-stage, forced him to think seriously and carefully, and had long regarded these pictures as if he tried to grasp their images, then to nothing surprising.

Preserved record of the graph IG Nostitz about how he shot a portrait of Shamil in the Chir-Yurt.

"I will not let Shamil from my home, not taking off with his portrait, but two days raged Chir-Yurt wind and it was impossible to work. Finally, the very day of departure, the wind dropped, and I asked Shamil, if he wants to have his portrait? The Imam did not understand what it was, but wanting to do things that please his new Kunakov, who treated him for three days, agreed and went into the garden, where my lab ... I have an imam seated in a chair, asking him to sit still for ten seconds - then instantly Photographs did not know - and brought upon him the camera with a large lens, which, in its brass rim shone in the sun, like a small gun. To my considerable chagrin, Shamil sat restlessly, anxiously glancing from side to side, and, frantically tossing and turning in his chair, every now and then took up the handle of his dagger. The work did not go well, and several times I returned to my laboratory, to procure a new window, and the time passed, dormez Prince Baryatinsky sent from Tiflis, was laid, the convoy had expected, and I was in a hurry, saying that the move, appointed on this day, the distant . All this kept me more, but I had already decided that the imam did not leave my seat, leaving the glass of his image, and did not notice at all, that the person depicted Shamil not a friendly attitude toward me, and that the dagger he was dragged half. "

"He brought me the glass - again a failure: it was necessary to procure a new record, but this time, going to the lab, I accidentally turned back and saw the picture is far from peaceful nature: the bushes and the stone wall of my tiny garden Chir-Yurt were dragoons and held guns at the ready, bayonets were to join. The regimental adjutant, knowing that I will be in the garden of one on one with Shamil, but still armed, imagined that I could be jeopardized, and ran into the first barracks, called choke. They put the part of the fence, and the parts in the bushes, with orders to keep his head down, but be ready if anything happened evil. Dragoons were starosluzhivye, many of them spent a dozen years or more in the Caucasus, but never saw Shamil, but now the case provided such a convenient, that they have little by little began to crawl out of their hiding place, but the guns were kept in readiness. And this is the picture, not at all reassuring, and embarrassed Shamil. I immediately removed them and apologized to the Imam, who, realizing that it was some misunderstanding, sat quietly and gave a lift to the portrait. Then I introduced him to the lab and showed them to a plate that is struck by Shamil, but he tried to hide his surprise, but his son could not stand it and began to dance a sort of Lezginka in my little laboratory, raising his hands high. At every movement of the enthusiast, it seemed to me that he long sleeves of his coat surely overthrow the head of his father, some nitric or sulfuric acid, and that Shamil, taken at altitudes nevridimym Gunib be corrupted in my laboratory. In the dark I was searching for the door to pop Qazi Magomu, but, as always in a hurry, I have not found the handle and smashed the door. "

"Shamil thanked me and took me by the arm, led him aside:" I have a request to you to do a portrait of my beloved Shuanety, it probably will pass your fortress, but I sense that her relatives in Mozdok stop, and I its no longer see. "
"She will probably spend the night at my house, but it is veiled, and her face I see."
"I'll give her a letter," - said Shamil. And the autograph Imam for a long time remained in my papers.
A week Shuaneta was Chir-Yurt, and I did the will of Shamil.

Then, several years later, I met Shamil with his family near Kiev on the Dnieper boat, he traveled to Mecca. We met like old friends, and during the voyage to Kremenchug remembered his stay in the Chir-Yurt and my photos.
"I was sure - Shamil told me - that would deprive of life, and thought that you have orders to shoot me, and who could execute it better, not as commander-shaitan dragoons? Besides, you did me some new clothes, and so did we with anibami, which I ordered put to death - they are always dressed in all the best and the new. Do you sit on a chair in a secluded garden, brought me a little gun, and ordered him to sit still: I thought that if you do not get, then I will achieve standing ten paces your Shaitan-dragoons. God saved when you; my hand was still strong, and I was ready to plunge a dagger in your chest. Would have killed me, but you are dead would not stay.

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Note.: Shuaneta - an Armenian, a former pupil of Stavropol Institute, was abducted near Mozdok party Chechens on the way back from the institute to parents. Her sister was bought out, and fell in love Shuaneta Shamil, converted to Islam and became Woman Imam.
http://www.photographer.ru/cult/history/73.htm

What to add? IG Nostitz was extremely rich and the charity involved is not out of duty, but by the dictates of the soul.

It is known that in India, he visited several times, for service (it is possible that for military intelligence). But no Indian picture ever in the exhibitions did not appear (that's for sure, I consulted), and no mention of this Indian album has never found, including in the newspapers of the time.

Design (vignettes), the album matches the end of the 19 th century.

In 1896, neither the father nor the son Nostitz in Berlin, probably not. True, Vienna from Berlin, near ...

If the photos and original album, then why have appeared on the cover of the initials of his son, while the author is the father?

Short, is such a mysterious history.
Who knows anything else about the IG Nostitz, share, please!

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Сообщение от Allena

THE HISTORY OF PORTRAIT Shamil

Very interesting, thank you.

[Allena]

Cyril, everything is interesting that with this album is bound. I have consulted with experts, and understand one thing - the son of the author of this case can not be.

Error in initials - is extremely unlikely. If in the same year published album Photographs of Count Ivan G. Nostitz in Vienna, then why the second album - in Berlin?

Now Nostitz actively engaged in the Dnipropetrovsk museum, maybe some of them will see and respond?

[Tamila]

Yes, incomprehensible story ...
Perhaps Indian photos (if they do not appear on any show) are removed father and son are printed by hand later. Although unlikely

Сообщение от Allena

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.

I wonder where is this album is?

[Allena]

Сообщение от Tamila

lifted his father, a printed manual son, later

Do not think: in 1896, IG Nostitz - the true author - was still alive and well and engaged in the publication of the album in favor of Pankovskaya shelter.

[Allena]

Well, in trading on the album found one who wants it and bought it - just above the upper estimate. If the buyer from Russia, it is hoped that somewhere Alba announced.

Rhode Nostitz very diverse, so that it is possible that someone from overseas descendants bought a mysterious family heirloom.

And the mystery of this album, seems to keep bowels of the military intelligence Russia Empire ...

[zloyant]

"Mysterious Album" is well known to collectors ...

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.

[Кирилл Сызранский]

zloyant, speech, as I understand, is a "GI Nostitz".

Сообщение от Allena

On the album are the initials "GI Nostitz "and the date: 1896.