THE FAMILY OF NICHOLAS II
[NICHOLAS II
(1868-1918, Tsar of Russia from 1894, Assasinated after the Revolution), ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA (1872-1918, the Tsarina)]
Superb large unsigned photograph
showing the tsar with his family seated and standing in the garden of Sergei's country house in Russia, Ilinsky, near Moscow, where the family went for a quiet rest after the coronation. Apparently it was a "time filled by amusement followed by amusement. It was a period of buoyant almost mad gaiety in a giddy whirl of enjoyment" according to Marie of Romania.
Back Row: NICHOLAS II, VICTORIA (Alberta, 1863-1950, Grandaughter of Queen Victoria, daughter of Princess Alice of Hesse), PAUL (1860-1919, Grand Duke of Russia, youngest brother of Alexander III), ERNST LUDWIG (1868-1937, last reigning Grand Duke of Hesse & By Rhine, 1892-1918), FERDINAND (1865-1927, King of Romania, Prince of Hohenzollern) & his wife MARIE (Alexandra, 1875-1938, daughter of Alfred Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha) and BEATRICE (Leopoldine Victoria, 1884-1966, Princess, daughter of Alfred Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg, wife (1909) of Alfonso, 5th Duke of Galliera, grandson of Isabella II and cousin of both Alfonso XIII and Queen Ena)
Front Row: ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA, ELISABETH (Alexandra Louise Alice, 1864-1918, Grand Duchess Ella of Russia, daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, wife of Sergei of Russia, became a nun and was murdered by the Bolsheviks), SERGEI MIKHAILOVITCH (Grand Duke, 1869-1918, killed by the Bolsheviks at Alapaievsk, Cousin of Tsar Alexander III), MARIE (1853-1920, Grand Duchess, wife of Alfred Duke of Edinburgh, daughter of Alexander II, Tsar of Russia) and VICTORIA MELITA (1876-1936, wife of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse and secondly of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, granddaughter of Queen Victoria)
very slight creasing along the centre has been professionally repaired
Item Date:
1896
Stock No:
34729
£3500
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[NICHOLAS II
(1868-1918, Tsar of Russia from 1894, Assassinated after the Revolution), ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA (1872-1918, the Tsarina) with their children OLGA (1895-1918, Grand Duchess), TATIANA (1897-1918), MARIA (1899-1918) & ANASTASIA(1901-1918)]
Unsigned Group Portrait Postcard Photograph,
showing them full length, nearly full face, together on a sofa, the Tsar in a white military jacket, the Tsarina in a long black dress holding baby Anastasia in a long robe, her sisters in shoulder-length short white dresses with ruched collars, an elaborate decorative cabinet in the background, an early and attractive image of the family, published by Lautz of Darmstadt, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, circa
a few tiny white flecks on the Tsarina's dress
Item Date:
1901
Stock No:
54853
£175
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[NICHOLAS II
(1868-1918, Tsar of Russia from 1894, Assassinated after the Revolution), ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA (1872-1918, the Tsarina) with their children OLGA (1895-1918, Grand Duchess), TATIANA (1897-1918), MARIA (1899-1918), ANASTASIA(1901-1918) & ALEXEI (1904-1918, The Tsarevitch)]
Unsigned Group Portrait Postcard Photograph, by Rotary of London,
showing them full length, full face, on board the Imperial yacht, the Tsar in naval uniform, the Tsarina in a white 'boater' hat, the children in flat soft hats and matching short dark coats and skirts with white stripes at the hem, published by Rotary of London, 3½" x 5½", no place, no date, postmarked 16th August
Item Date:
1907
Stock No:
54854
£225
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[NICHOLAS II
(1868-1918, Tsar of Russia from 1894, Assasinated after the Revolution), ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA (1872-1918, the Tsarina) with their eldest daughter OLGA (1895-1918, Grand Duchess)
Unsigned group postcard photo
showing the Imperial couple with their eldest daughter as an infant, 5½" x 3½", no place, (Balmoral) no date. c.
Item Date:
1896
Stock No:
23678
£275
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THE FAMILY OF NICHOLAS II
[NICHOLAS II
(1868-1918, Tsar of Russia from 1894, Assasinated after the Revolution), ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA (1872-1918, the Tsarina) with their children OLGA (1895-1918, Grand Duchess), TATIANA (1897-1918), MARIA (1899-1918), ANASTASIA(1901-1918) & ALEXEI (1904-1918, The Tsarevitch)]
Unsigned group postcard photo
showing the family grouped together at Tsarskoe Seloe, with the Tsarina holding the infant Tsarevitch in her arms, 5½" x 3½", Tsarskoe Seloe, September
Item Date:
1905
Stock No:
31611
£275
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