The right of the first night

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Polenov Vasili Dmitrievich - The right of the first night
Number:004188
Title:The right of the first night
Artist: Polenov, Vasili Dmitrievich (1844-1927)
Method: Oil on canvas
Created: 1874
School: Russia
Category: Genre
Keywords: Peasant, Russia, Virgin, Domestic animals, Dog, Hound, Peasants, Castle, Bride, Nobility, Sorrow, Estate, Russian History, Sovereign, Animals representation, Virgins, Middle Ages, Sorrowing, Jus primae noctis, Droit de seigneur, Lord of an estate, Lord, Right of the first night, Feudal, Feudalism, Serf, Serfdom, Slavery, Serfs, Landlord, Landowners, Vassal, Landownership, Exploitation, Peredvizhniki, The Wanderers, The Itinerants