Commemorative public monument depicting a naval commander gesturing from a rocky fortification mound 插畫檔

This detailed nineteenth-century engraving portrays the grand bronze and stone monument dedicated to Vice-Admiral Vladimir Kornilov, erected to commemorate his heroic defense during the Crimean War in Russia. The statue features the naval commander standing resolutely atop a massive, rugged stone pedestal designed to look like a ruined battlefield bastion, with his right arm outstretched in a commanding gesture toward the distance. Inscribed on the rocky mound is his famous last command to defend Sevastopol, alongside a detailed commemorative plaque marking his mortal wounding in October 1854. To the right, a realistic artillery cannon barrel protrudes from the defensive fortification layer, while a uniformed soldier stands at attention at the base, capturing the deep patriotic reverence and military commemoration characteristic of late-nineteenth-century public monuments.