Csar Gallery

The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great

The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration from Andrew Swinton's Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792. Copperplate engraving by Dell'Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzogno's Collection of the Most Interesting Voyages (Raccolta de Viaggi Piu Interessanti), Milan, 1815-1817. The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration from Andrew Swinton's Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792. Copperplate engraving by Dell'Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzogno's Collection of the Most Interesting Voyages (Raccolta de Viaggi Piu Interessanti), Milan, 1815-1817. Date:

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Tsar Alexander III (1845-94) surrounded by his family at Livadia, 1893 (b/w photo)

CHT173056 Tsar Alexander III (1845-94) surrounded by his family at Livadia, 1893 (b/w photo) by Russian School (19th century); Archives des Tsars, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info.: L-R: Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928) Czarina of Russia, consort of Alexander III and mother of Nicholas II; Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich Romanov (1878-1918); seated: Grand Duke George Alexandrovitch (1871-99); Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna (1875-1960); Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (1882-1960);); A© Archives Charmet; Russian, out of copyright

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First session of the Soviet Duma, 1917 (sepia photo)

STC328761 First session of the Soviet Duma, 1917 (sepia photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shows a session at the Duma after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II; The empty frame behind the speaker's desk formerly housed a portrait of the Tsar;); The Stapleton Collection; Russian, out of copyright

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