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Gouache Painting of the Kremlin by Percy Nobbs, 1896.
In addition to being a well known architect, Percy Nobbs was also an accomplished artist. His watercolour gouache painting of the Kremlin commemorates the coronation of the last Tsar of Russia, Emperor Nicholas II in 1896, which Percy attended while masquerading as a press artist for a fake American newspaper. The painting is signed PE Nobbs May 1896, Moscow. This depiction of the Kremlin also illustrates Russia's use of electrical lighting for the first time. (Greenwood Collection)
In addition to being a well known architect, Percy Nobbs was also an accomplished artist. His watercolour gouache painting of the Kremlin commemorates the coronation of the last Tsar of Russia, Emperor Nicholas II in 1896, which Percy attended while masquerading as a press artist for a fake American newspaper. The painting is signed PE Nobbs May 1896, Moscow. This depiction of the Kremlin also illustrates Russia's use of electrical lighting for the first time. (Greenwood Collection)