Colonel Denis Davidoff, surnamed the Black Captain, Colonel of the Russian Aghtir Hussars: The first officer who was detached as Partisan in the campaign of 1812 and has been the terror of the common enemy on the line of the French communication, under the name of the Black Captain. The Colonel is Proprietor of the village Borodino where the famous battle was fought and is also a distinguished Poe

Colored aquatint by Dubourg after Orlovsky (proof), pubished Jan. 20th, 1814; equestrian portrait in uniform, 2 mounted hussars nearby, encampment in landscape background. Colored aquatint by Dubourg after Orlovsky (proof), pubished Jan. 20th, 1814; equestrian portrait in uniform, 2 mounted hussars nearby, encampment in landscape background. Large upright folio, matted; plate mark, margins slightly trimmed; repaired tears, slightly soiled and worn. New York, Harry H. Hymes, 1952.