Title

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, 1860s. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, 1860s. Alexander (1818-1881) was Tsar from 1855. Known as 'The Liberator', he emancipated Russia's serfs in 1861. The pace of reform under Alexander's rule was too slow for some, however, and on 13 March 1881 he was assassinated in St Petersburg by a bomb thrown by a nihilist student.

Date

1860

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19D89_117

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 12,1in x 16,1in / 3623 x 4828 (300dpi)

Keywords

people face head country body emperor law crime royal war location century Russia Russian monarchy moustache murder royalty dynasty concept imperial ruler B&W slaughter head and shoulders MONOCHROME assassinated assassination murdered military uniform 19th century black & white black and white B W Tsar czar sideburns nineteenth century sideboards murdering slaughtering the body Emperor Alexander II Emperor of Russia Romanov Alexander II engraving portrait Unknown Alexander Nikolaevich Tsar Alexander II Alexander II of Russia Fine Art Images engraving portrait