George Dawe was an English portrait artist who lived in St Petersburg in 1819. He was commissioned to paint portraits of Russian Generals who had successfully fought Napoleon in the Patriotic War of 1812 and over a nine year period he completed over 300 of them.
Tumblog Replace Face has been replacing the faces of Russian generals in the portraits with those of celebrities. Below you can see the results of this work.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Reach for the Star
A young man climbes Red Gates skyscraper in Moscow and literally reaches for the star.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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