Title

The anointing of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Moscow, 1856. Artist: Georg Wilhelm Timm

Caption

The anointing of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Moscow, 1856. The coronation of Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881) and Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1824-1880) took place on 7 September 1856 at the Dormition Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow.

Date

1856

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19D91_237

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,3Mb) / 12,0in x 16,1in / 3609 x 4843 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings people interior indoors event ceremony religious country religion chandelier emperor clothes cathedral color colour lighting royal robes robe Christian Christianity dress icon location century congregation Moscow Russia Russian monarchy inside royalty dynasty cleric clergyman 19th century Empress Tsar czar Uspenski Cathedral nineteenth century Russian Orthodox anointing coronation pageantry royal event TGN tsarina Emperor Alexander II Emperor of Russia Romanov Alexander II lithograph Cathedral of the Dormition Empress of Russia Alexander Nikolaevich Tsar Alexander II Maria Alexandrovna Empress Maria Alexandrovna Marie of Hesse Alexander II of Russia Hes Georg Wilhelm Timm Vasily Timm Vasily Fyodorovich Timm Fine Art Images Timm Georg Wilhelm lithograph