An antique pencil drawing by the famous Russian artist Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin. The drawing depicts a woman wearing a long headscarf and wide trousers and an almost completely hidden face, which was customary among women in Central Asia in the 19th century. Signed with initials lower left. The artwork belongs to Vereshchagins Turkestan Series, made by him in 1871 to 1873 in Munich, inspired by his stay in Central Asia in 1867 to 1870. This famous series included 13 paintings, 81 studies and 133 drawings. In this composition it was shown at the artists first personal exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London in 1873, and then in 1874 in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin from 1842 to 1904 was a Russian painter, writer, one of the most famous battle painters of the second half of the 19th century. Russian Fine Art, Collectible Antique Graphic Art And Historical Memorabilia.