Down by the water somewhere in the Caucasus mountains. Paul von Franken, artist (1818-1884). German but he painted many Caucasus scenes. So popular was his work in Russia that he often signed his paintings in Cyrillic.

“A Hunting Party in the Caucasus.” 1872. Oil on canvas. Signed in Cyrillic and dated 1872 on the lower left. Image © 2020 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/russian-pictures-2/a-hunting-party-in-the-caucasus

Caucasian landscape. 1873. Oil on canvas. Private collection. Image source: Dorotheum. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_von_Franken_-_Caucasian_landscape.jpg

“Figures on the Shore of the Black Sea.” 1852. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on the lower right. Image source MacDougall’s Fine Art Auctions. Private collection. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 100 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_von_Franken_-_Figures_on_the_Shore_of_the_Black_Sea.jpg

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