Sujet
His Imperial Majesty Alexander II., Czar of Russia, 1874. Creator: William Biscombe Gardner.
Légende
His Imperial Majesty Alexander II., Czar of Russia, 1874. 'In honour of the illustrious guest who is welcomed this week by our Queen and by the nation, we make his Portrait the subject of our special Engraving [from a photograph by M. Bergamasco]. The Emperor or Czar Alexander Nicholaievitch, Alexander II. of Russia, is fifty-six years of age, having been born April 29, 1818...We cannot here dwell upon the events of the Emperor's reign. It is enough to remember his great act of beneficence, the emancipation of twenty million serfs. In Europe, too, he has always been a friend of peace'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A33_013
Model release
NA
Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
52,8Mo (3,8Mo) / 32,5cm x 40,7cm / 3839 x 4805 (300dpi)