A PAINTING OF GEORG OPITZ

This study is focused on a large painting by Georg Opitz, representing people dressed in traditional clothes. They stand against a view of a town and gather around a person dressed in uniform, who is the Emperor Nicolas I. Georg Opitz represents here the visit of the Emperor of Russia of the most popular international yar market, based in the heart of the country, at Nijny-Novgorod. People in traditional clothes represent different nationalities living in Russia in the XIXth century.