Illustration for the short story Piotr Petrovich Karataev by Ivan Turgenev (from the collection A Sportsman's Sketches), Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov, 1890s

The narrator and piotr karataev have met in a coaching inn. “ the new comer sat down on the bench, flung his cap on the table, and passed his hand over his hair. ‘have you had tea already?’ he inquired of me. ‘yes. ’ ‘but won’t you have a little more for company. ’ i consented. The stout red samovar made its appearance for the fourth time on the table. I brought out a bottle of rum. I was not wrong in taking my new acquaintance for a country gentleman of small property. His name was piotr petrovitch karataev. We got into conversation. In less than half-an-hour after his arrival, he was telling me his whole life with the most simple-hearted openness. ” —ivan turgenev. Piotr petrovich karataev (translation by constance garnett). Date: 1890s. Dimensions: height: 22.5 cm (8.8 in); width: 33.9 cm (13.3 in). Medium: cardboard, pencil, watercolor. Collection: State Literature Museum. Piotr Petrovich Karataev by I Turgenev Illustration by P Sokolov