Caption

Two of Diamonds — Grand Duke Nicholas Romanov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army; Tanski, Czeslaw (1862–1942), illustrator; playing card design; World War I (1914–1918); male portrait; playing cards; Nicholas (Grand Duke of Russia; 1856–1929) — iconography; Russian army; army uniforms; horses; binoculars; Poland; 1916–1917; Warsaw; drawing.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A40_035

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Rights managed

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52.0Mb (7.9Mb) / 16.5in x 12.3in / 4948 x 3676 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two Diamonds Grand Duke Nicholas Romanov Commander-in-Chief Russian Army Tanski Czeslaw 1862–1942 illustrator playing card design World War I 1914–1918 male portrait playing cards Nicholas Grand Duke Russia 1856–1929 iconography Russian army army uniforms horses binoculars Poland 1916–1917 Warsaw drawing pale gray background page holds group small rectangular illustrated cards arranged row near top centered cards portrait scene sketches colored pencil ink visible reds yellows blacks grays browns muted blues left card depicts uniformed figures red heart shape touches red cap muted gray cloaks next card two men formal attire pale skin tones muted brown gray clothing darker black shading them small black club shapes central top card features three uniformed men pale faces yellow red accents uniforms black spade shapes smoky gray orange flames top right card single man profile red diamond shape muted grays clothing plus faint smoke figures lower card displays sketch female figure rising dark gray artillery piece swirling gray smoke pale yellow highlights smudges pencil marks page handwritten signature date lower right dark ink.