Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian writer, wood engraving, published 1895 - Stockillustratie

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolsto, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) - Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time and received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909. Wood engraving based on an oil painting (1887) by Ilja Jefimowitsch Repin (Russian painter, 1844 - 1930) in the Tretjakow Gallery, Moscow, Russia, published in 1895.