'Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia'.
The ceremonial portrait of Nicholas I, Emperor of All Russia, is depicted in a general's uniform with orders.
Nicholas I (1796‒1855) third son of Emperor Paul I and Empress Maria Feodorovna, née Princess of Württemberg. Accessed the throne in 1825. Domestic policy was based on the principle of 'autocracy, Orthodoxy, nationality'. The inviolability of autocracy also underlay foreign policy.
Technique, Material: Steel engraving / Paper
Artist: , Engraver: Daniel John Pound
Date: Henry Tyrell, London Printing Company, 1856.
Size: 26.5 x 17.7 cm., image: 15 x 11 cm.
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