"Tsarkoie selo".
Tsarskoe Selo (now Pushkin) - the city in which the former residence of the Russian imperial family was located, is located 24 kilometers south of St. Petersburg. Became a Russian royal residence in the early 18th century as the estate of Empress Catherine I (1725-1727), Catherine Palace. The Alexander Palace (built from 1792) was first the home of Catherine the Great's grandson, Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich, who later became Emperor Alexander I (1801-1825). After Nicholas II abdicated the throne, he and his family were kept there under house arrest until August 13, 1917.
Technique, Material: Copper engraving / Paper
Artist: Paul Dumouza Engraver: Huguenet after Lemaitre
Date: "L'univers. Histoire et description de tous les peoples", 1838.
Size: sheet 20.5 x 13 cm. , 16 x 12.5 cm.
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