Nicholas Ii Alexandrovich Collection

Tsar Nicholas II at the opening ceremony of the first Duma, St Petersburg, Russia, 1906. The Duma, the elected legislative assembly of the Russian Empire

The Little Father, 1897. Creator: Jean Baptiste Guth
The Little Father, 1897. Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868-1918), raising a toast. Published in Vanity Fair, 21 October 1897

The Russian royal family visiting Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. Artist: K von Hahn
The Russian royal family visiting Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. Tsar Nicholas II and his family visited the monastery, which is associated with St Seraphim, in 1903

Tsar Nicholas II speaking at the opening of the first Duma, St Petersburg, Russia, 27 April 1906. The Duma, the elected legislative assembly of the Russian Empire

Meeting between Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1903. A portrait of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey is on the wall

The Russian Imperial Yacht Standart at Cowes, 1909. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The Russian Imperial Yacht Standart at Cowes, 1909. Standart was built by order of Emperor Alexander III of Russia, and constructed at the Danish shipyard of Burmeister & Wain

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and King George V of Great Britain. Nicholas II (1868-1918) (left) became Emperor of Russia in 1894

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his generals and staff, 1917. Nicholas and his family were assassinated by the Bolsheviks less than a year later

Tsar Nicholas II visiting the Russian front, May 1915, (1926). Nicholas II is greeted by Count Bobrinsky while Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army

Tsar Alexander III with family and friends on a hunt in the Bialowieza Forest, Russia, 1894. The forest, which lies on the border between modern Belarus and Poland, was a royal hunting reserve

Baptism of the Grand Duchess Tatiana, daughter of Nicholas II of Russia, 1897. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 11 October 1897

Constantin Mitrofanovitch Florinsky, Officer of His Majesty Tzar Nicholas II (Jaeger Regiment), 1907

The Emperor of Russia with the Grand Duke Nicholas at the Front, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The Emperor of Russia with the Grand Duke Nicholas at the Front, 1916. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, a Russian general in World War One

The Changes in the Russian Command, September, 1915. First World War, (c1920). Creator
The Changes in the Russian Command, September, 1915. First World War, c1920)....the Grand Duke Nicholas, appointed Viceroy of the Caucasus and Commander-in-Chief of the Caucasian Army

Russians praying for the success of their forces, Petrograd, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Citizens offering up prayers for the victory of Russias arms

The Tsar Nicholas II, 1910s, (1920). Creator: Boissonnas & Eggler
The Tsar Nicholas II, 1910s, (1920). Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia(1868-1918). From " The Great World War - A History: Volume 1". [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd

The Czar of Russia, 1910s, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Czar of Russia, 1910s, (1919). Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868-1918). From " The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol. IV, by W

The Tsars Public House Is By No Means An Attractive Lounge, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Tsars Public House Is By No Means An Attractive Lounge, 1901. Nikolai II Aleksandrovich (1868-1918) was Tsar at this time. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI

There Are No Poison Scares In The Dominions Of The Tsar, 1901 Creator: Unknown
There Are No Poison Scares In The Dominions Of The Tsar. The Government Analyst Tests All The Liquor During Its Manufacture, 1901. Nikolai II Aleksandrovich (1868-1918) was Tsar at this time

This Is The Interior Of One Of The Tsars Distilleries. 1901. Creator: Unknown
This Is The Interior Of One Of The Tsars Distilleries. 1901. Nikolai II Aleksandrovich (1868-1918) was Tsar at this time. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI

HMY Victoria and Albert and the Russian Imperial Yacht Standart at Cowes, 1909. Standart was built by order of Emperor Alexander III of Russia

The Russian Imperial Yacht Standart at Cowes, 1909. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The Russian Imperial Yacht Standart at Cowes, 1909. Standart was built by order of Emperor Alexander III of Russia, and constructed at the Danish shipyard of Burmeister & Wain

The Russian Imperial family, 1900s. Tsar Nicholas IIs (1868-1918) children at play with their pony, watched on by the Tsarina Alexandra (1872-1918)

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Princess Alix of Hesse, c1894. Nicholas II (1868-1918) became Tsar after his father Alexander III died on 1st November 1894

Poincare (geb. 1860) und Zar Nikolaus II. 1868-1918, 1934
Poincare (geb. 1860) und Zar Nikolaus II. 1868-1918. 1934. Raymond Poincare (1860-1934), French statesman who served three times as 58th Prime Minister of France

Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia and their children, 1907. The Russian royal family on their yacht, the Polar Star

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, c1900. A portrait of Nicholas II (1868-1918), Emperor of Russia

Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, c1900. Alexandra Fyodorovna (1872-1918), Empress consort of Russia, and Nicholas II (1868-1918) Emperor of Russia

H. I. M. The Emperor Nicholas II. Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Greys, 1902. Artist: Valentin Serov
H.I.M. The Emperor Nicholas II. Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Greys, 1902. The Emperor in full dress uniform as Colonel-in-Chief of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

The Czar, taken among the workmen at the great Putiloff Munition and Engineering Works, 1914
A photograph of the Czar, taken among the workmen at the great Putiloff Munition and Engineering Works at Petrograd, c1914. Tsar Nicholas II (1868?1918) visits the Putilov Works in Petrograd

Russian and British royal families at Balmoral, Scotland, 29th September 1896 (1964). Artist: W&D Downey
Russian and British royal families at Balmoral, Scotland, 29th September 1896 (1964). The Empress Alix, Grand Duchess Olga, Emperor Nicholas II, Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales

The Russian Imperial family, c1894 (1964). Nicholas II, Grand Duke George, the Empress Maria Feodorovna, Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Xenia, Grand Duke Michael, the Emperor Alexander III

The mother, sister and children of Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) of Russia, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
The mother, sister and children of Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) of Russia, 1908.From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

The Advance that Failed, First World War, 1914-1915, (1920). Artist: Bernard Partridge
The Advance that Failed, First World War, 1914-1915, (1920). Kaiser Wilhelm II: Have you had enough? Tsar Nicholas II: No; have you?. A cartoon that originally appeared in Punch

Nicholas II of Russia, 1894, (c1920). Portrait of Nicholas (1868-1918), last Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland

Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II, 26 May 1896, (1900). Nicholas (1868-1918) came to the throne after the death of his father, Alexander III

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family before abdication, 1917. Nicholas and his family were assassinated by the Bolsheviks less than a year later

Emperor Welhelm II of Germany greeting Tsar Nicholas II of Russia before the First World War. The war would bring about the downfall of both their empires

Our Grand Allies, 1914, The allies of France at the outset of World War I: Nicholas II of Russia; George V of England; Albert I of Belgium

Russian troops saluting Tsar Nicholas II, Krasnoye Selo, 22 July, 1914

Tsar Nicholas II with visiting French President Poincare, Krasnoye Selo, Russia, 22 July 1914
Tsar Nicholas II with visiting French President Raymond Poincare, Krasnoye Selo, Russia, 22 July 1914. Anticipating the onset of war with Germany

Tsar Nicholas II with French President Raymond Poincare, 1914. Anticipating the onset of war with Germany, Poincare moved to strengthen Frances alliance with Russia

Czar Nicholas II of Russia, late 19th-early 20th century. Portrait of Nicholas (1868-1918), last Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland

The Czars visit to Balmoral, 1896. Artist: W&D Downey
The Czars visit to Balmoral, 1896. Queen Victoria with Czar Nicholas II of Russia who was married to Victorias granddaughter, Princess Alexandra

Bath house of Tsar Nicholas II, Yessentuki, Russia, 1910s
Bath House of Tsar Nicholas II, Yessentuki, Russia, 1910s. Situated in the northern Caucasus, Yessentuki has been a popular spa resort since the 19th century due to the properties of the mineral

Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria on a state visit to St Petersburg, Russia, 1897. Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) is riding alongside Franz Joseph (1830-1916)

The Russian Imperial family, c1892-c1894. Tsarevich Nicholas (1868-1918), Grand Duke George (1863-1919), the Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), Grand Duchess Olga (1882-1960)

Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia at Novocherkassk, Russia, 1891. Artist: Kessler
Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia at Novocherkassk, Russia, 1891. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

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"Nicholas II Alexandrovich: The Last Tsar of Russia and His Reign" Tsar Nicholas II Alexandrovich, the last ruler of Imperial Russia, was a figure marked by both triumph and tragedy. Born in 1868, he ascended to the throne in 1894 after his father's untimely death. Often referred to as "The Little Father, " Nicholas II faced immense challenges during his reign. One significant event that showcased Nicholas II's commitment to political reform was his presence at the opening ceremony of the first Duma in St Petersburg in 1906. This historic moment demonstrated his willingness to engage with elected representatives and listen to their concerns. However, amidst these attempts at modernization, there were also moments that highlighted the opulence and grandeur associated with imperial power. An image from 1897 captures Nicholas II dressed splendidly as he embodied regal authority while posing for Jean Baptiste Guth's painting titled "The Little Father. " Tragically, Nicholas II's rule came under increasing pressure due to social unrest and military failures during World War I. Exiled to Tobolsk, Siberia in August 1917 alongside his family, this photograph depicts him surrounded by uncertainty as he grappled with an uncertain future. Family played a central role throughout Nicholas II's life; a captivating image from around 1894 showcases him alongside Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and their children – a poignant reminder of their closeness before their world shattered. International relations also shaped Nicholas II's reign; a meeting between him and Kaiser Wilhelm II in Germany (1903) reveals diplomatic efforts amid rising tensions on the European stage. In times of respite from affairs of state, leisure activities provided solace for the tsar. A photograph taken aboard the Russian Imperial Yacht Standart (1909) portrays him enjoying maritime pleasures off Cowes—an escape from political pressures even if temporary.