An antique Russian watercolor painting on paper by Ivan Petrovitch Pranishnikoff, Russian, 1841 to 1909. The artwork depicts a Cavalryman of His Majestys Life Guard Hussar Regiment on horseback. Signed lower left. Matted. Circa the late 19th century. Note: Born in Moscow, Russia, Ivan Pranishnikoff became known for his richly-colored depictions in oil, watercolor, and drawings of military subjects, especially the Russian cavalry on maneuvers. He also did scenes of American frontier military Indian genre. His formal art education began in 1858 in Rome where he studied with Nicolai Gay at the Academie de peinture. In 1861, he worked independently in Florence before going to Paris to study with Charles-Gabriel Gleyre. In 1870, he went to America and visited New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and in 1871, he went into Quebec, Canada and worked as an illustrator in Montreal during 1874. He returned to New York and did illustration assignments for Harpers Weekly. One of these commissions took him to Texas and Indian territories where he sketched U.S. military personnel and Indians. In 1880, he returned to France and made regular trips to Russia, where in 1887, he was appointed official military painter by Czar Alexander III. He was also an amateur archaeologist and worked on excavation sites in Italy and southern France. One of a kind artwork. Antique Equestrian Drawings And Russian Art Collectibles.